European Communities (Processed Cereal-Based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children) Regulations, 1998. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Breastfeeding/infant food Standards Packaging/labelling Food additives Nutrition Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations give effect to Commission Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. These Regulations relate to foodstuffs for particular nutritional use fulfilling the particular requirements of infants and young children in good health and are intended for use by infants while they are being weaned, and by young children as a supplement to their diet and/or for their progressive adaptation to ordinary food. Trade in products, which do not comply with these Regulations, is prohibited. Regulations 7 and 8 concern the composition of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods. Processed cereal-based foods must comply with the compositional criteria specified in Schedule I. The Minister may, by order, stipulate the maximum levels of any substance included in infant formulae or follow-on formulae and he may, by order, establish such microbiological criteria as he considers appropriate. Regulations 11 and 12 contain rules relative to labelling of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods. Regulation 18 specifies tasks of health boards. (18 regulations completed by 4 Schedules) Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements 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