Ministerial Order No. 129/2007 approving the Code of Breast Milk Substitutes. Country/Territory Mozambique Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim da República, I Série, No. 40. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Breastfeeding/infant food International trade Internal trade Authorization/permit Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Nutrition Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes This Ministerial Order enters into force 12 months after its publication. Abstract This Ministerial Order, approves the Breast Milk Substitutes Code, consisting of 38 articles divided into nine Chapters. The objectives of this Code are: Contribute to the safe and adequate nutrition of infants, protecting them from the risks associated with non-breastfeeding or early and inappropriate weaning, by protecting the healthy African ancestral tradition of breastfeeding and its effective promotion and protection, ensuring the appropriate use, based on adequate scientific information, of breast milk substitutes, solely and exclusively, when these are strictly necessary. Control and regulate the marketing, distribution, advertising and sale of breast milk substitutes and supplements. This Code applies to the marketing and related practices of the following products, manufactured in the country or imported: 1. Infant formula and other dairy or non-dairy products, liquid, powdered, or in any other semi-liquid or paste form for use as partial or total substitutes for breast milk. 2. Follow-up formulas and other complementary foods used for weaning: porridge, soups, fruits, etc. 3. Bottles, as well as cups closed with a straw or spout. 4. Pacifiers. 5. Products that should not be used to feed infants (condensed, skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk), etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org