Commission Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 175, 4 July 1991, pp. 35-49. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Breastfeeding/infant food Food additives Standards Internal trade Packaging/labelling Nutrition Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Directive lays down compositional and labelling requirements for infant formulae and follow-on formulae intended for use by infants in good health in the Community. It also provides for Member States to give effect to principles and aims of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes dealing with marketing, information and responsibilities of health authorities. Infant formulae shall be manufactured from protein sources defined in the Annexes and other food ingredients, as the case may be, whose suitability for particular nutritional use by infants from birth has been established by generally accepted scientific data. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Decree on foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses. Legislation | Czech Republic | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Special dietary uses, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Infant Formulae and Follow-On Formulae) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 242 of 2004). Legislation | Ireland | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Packaging/labelling, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses. Legislation | Poland | 2007 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Special dietary uses, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Joint Decree No. Y3D/1510 implementing Commission Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae. Legislation | Greece | 1993 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Standards, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 500 implementing Directives No. 91/321/EEC of the Commission of 14 May 1991 on infant food and No. 92/52/EEC of the Council of 18 June 1992 on infant food to be exported to third countries. Legislation | Italy | 1994 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Standards, International trade, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 451 of 1997). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Sugar, Packaging/labelling, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 77 of 1995). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995 Keyword: Breastfeeding/infant food, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Vending, International trade, 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 European Communities (Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae) Regulations, 1998. Legislation | Ireland | 1998 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Packaging/labelling, Food additives, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Commission Directive 96/4/EC, Euratom amending Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Standards, International trade, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 99/50/EC amending Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Standards, MRL-maximum residue limit, Pesticides, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2003/14/EC amending Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, MRL-maximum residue limit, Standards, Food additives, Pesticides, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by 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