Presidential Decree No. 128 implementing Directives 96/5 CE and 98/36CE on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 109, 12 May 1999. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Breastfeeding/infant food Standards Nutrition Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree covers foodstuffs for particular nutritional use fulfilling the requirements of infants and young children in good health in the Community 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. The products referred to in Article 2 must be marketed only if their suitability for particular nutritional use by infants and young children has been established by generally accepted scientific data, they must be fresh and free from harmful substances. Processed cereal-based foods shall comply with the compositional criteria specified in article 7. Baby foods shall comply with the compositional criteria specified under Annex I. (8 articles and six Annexes) Full text English References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 96/5/EC, Euratom on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. Legislation | European Union | 1996 (2003) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 98/36/EC amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Breastfeeding/infant food, Standards, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree implementing Directive 2003/13/EC amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. Legislation | Italy | 2005 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Standards, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Presidential Decree No. 132 implementing Commission Directive 1999/39/EC of 6 May 1999 amending Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. Legislation | Italy | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX