✨ Food Standards for Infant Formula




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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 68

(a) have an energy content of no less than 2500 kJ/L and no more than 3150 kJ/L in the case of infant formula, and no less than 2500 kJ/L and no more than 3550 kJ/L in the case of follow-on formula; and

(b) contain an amount of each nutrient specified in column 1 of the Table to this clause which is no less than the amount specified in column 2 of the Table and no more than the amount specified in column 3 of the Table.

Table to clause 21

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Nutrient Minimum amount per 100 kJ Maximum amount per 100 kJ
Protein 0.45 g 0.7 g for infant formula
1.3 g for follow-on formula
Fat 1.05 g 1.5 g

(2) Follow-on formula must have a potential renal solute load value of no more than 8 mOsm/100 kJ.

22 Protein

(1) The L-amino acids listed in column 1 of the Table to this clause must be present in infant formula and follow-on formula at the minimum level specified in column 2 of the Table, subject to subclause 2 and 3.

Table to clause 22

Column 1 Column 2
L-Amino Acid Minimum amount per 100 kJ
Histidine 12 mg
Isoleucine 21 mg
Leucine 42 mg
Lysine 30 mg
Cysteine & Methionine 19 mg
Phenylalanine & Tyrosine 32 mg
Threonine 19 mg
Tryptophan 7 mg
Valine 25 mg

(2) Infant formula or follow-on formula must provide no less than -

(a) 6 mg cysteine per 100 kJ; and

(b) 17 mg phenylalanine per 100 kJ.

(3) L-amino acids listed in the Table to this clause must be added to infant formula or follow-on formula only in an amount necessary to improve protein quality.

23 Fat

The fats in infant formula and follow-on formula must -



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2002, No 68


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2002, No 68





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πŸ₯ Variation of Food Standards for Infant Formula Products (continued from previous page)

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
Food Standards, Infant Formula, Follow-on Formula, Nutrient Requirements, Energy Content, Protein, Fat, Amino Acids