Cabinet Regulation No. 370 of 2008 on Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae for Infants Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2008 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis, 83 (3867), 29.05.2008. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Breastfeeding/infant food Packaging/labelling Nutrition Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations prescribe the composition, labelling and advertising requirements for food products intended for infants from birth to 12 months of age - infant formulae and follow-on formulae for infants. Due to the specific composition or special manufacturing process thereof, formulae shall be clearly separated from other types of food and shall be suitable for feeding healthy infants if it is not possible to feed them with breast milk. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 2006/141/EC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and amending Directive 1999/21/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Standards, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 92/52/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae intended for export to third countries. Legislation | European Union | 1992 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Standards, International trade, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses. Legislation | European Union | 1989 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Special dietary uses, Internal trade, Fraud, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 1999/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Special dietary uses, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on the Supervision of the Handling of Food (1998) Legislation | Latvia | 1998 (2014) Keyword: Basic legislation, Processing/handling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Certification, Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Standards, Public health, Risk assessment/management, Internal trade, Consumer protection, Governance, Institution, Monitoring, Business/industry/corporations, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX