New Zealand Gazette – 2002 – No. 68

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✨ Food Standards for Infant Formula

20 JUNE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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(a) not contain medium chain triglycerides except where a medium chain triglyceride is present in a particular infant formula or follow-on formula as the result of being a natural constituent of a milk-based ingredient of that particular infant formula or follow-on formula; and

(b) have a ratio of linoleic acid to α−linolenic acid of no less than 5 to 1 and no more than 15 to 1; and

(c) if specified in column 1 of the Table to this clause, comply with the limits, if any, specified in columns 2 and 3 of the Table; and

(d) have a ratio of total long chain omega 6 series fatty acids (C>= 20) to total long chain omega 3 series fatty acids (C>= 20) of approximately 2 in an infant formula or follow-on formula which contains those fatty acids; and

(e) where long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are present in an infant formula or follow-on formula, an eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 n-3) content of no more than the docosahexaenoic acid (22:6 n-3) content.

Table to clause 23

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Fatty acids	Minimum % total fatty acids	Maximum % total fatty acids
Essential fatty acids
Linoleic acid (18:2)	9	26
α-Linolenic acid (18:3)	1.1	4
Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
Long chain omega 6 series fatty acids (C>= 20)		2
Arachidonic acid (20:4)		1
Long chain omega 3 series fatty acids (C>= 20)		1
Total trans fatty acids		4
Erucic acid (22:1)		1

Editorial note:

Standard 1.3.4 contains specifications for Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) rich oil derived from the algae Crypthecodinium cohnii and Arachidonic acid (ARA) rich oil derived from the fungus Mortierella alpina.

24 Vitamins and minerals

(1) Infant formula and follow-on formula must contain the vitamins and minerals specified in column 1 of the Table to this subclause provided that, in relation to each vitamin or mineral -

(a) the added vitamin or mineral is in a permitted form as listed in Schedule 1; and

(b) the infant formula or follow-on formula contains no less than the amount specified in column 2 of the Table; and

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