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Infant Formula and Follow-up Formula Directive No.335/2020.

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Certification Equipment Food quality control/food safety Fraud International trade Packaging/labelling Nutrition Registration Transport/storage Internal trade Public health Risk assessment/management Social protection Youth Breastfeeding/infant food Special dietary uses
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

This Directive is applicable on all import, export, and wholesale trade of infant formula, special formula, and follow-up formula. The objectives of this Directive are to: 1) protect infants and young children from health risks emerging out of unsafe or poor quality this products; 2) take regulatory measures in safeguarding breast feeding; and 3) control the packaging, labeling information and advertisement of regulated products under this directive. “Infant formula” means breast milk substitute formulated industrially in accordance with applicable standards to satisfy the normal nutritional requirements of infants up to six months of age and adapted to their physiological characteristics.

Full text
English
Website
www.fmhaca.gov.et