Presidential Decree No. 128 implementing Directives 96/5/EC and 98/36/EC on cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. Country/Territory Italy Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 109, 12 May 1999, pp. 5-23. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Breastfeeding/infant food Standards Packaging/labelling Nutrition Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree applies to foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses fulfilling the 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 for their progressive adaptation to ordinary food. The Decree concerns cereal-based foods and baby foods other than cereal-based foods (art. 2). Full text Italian 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