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European Communities (Processed Cereal-Based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. 148 of 2000).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
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 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. They comprise of food listed in regulation 3. They regulate: composition of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, labelling of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, enforcement, offences, application of other legislation to baby foods, prosecutions, etc. Processed cereal-based foods must comply with the compositional criteria specified in Annex I. Baby foods which are described in Annex II must comply with the compositional criteria specified therein. Only the nutritional substances listed in Annex IV may be added in the manufacture of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

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

Repealed by

European Communities (Processed Cereal-Based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 433 of 2004).

Legislation | Ireland | 2004

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Breastfeeding/infant food, Packaging/labelling, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX