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The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children Regulations 1997

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, commencement and interpretation

  3. 2.Exemption

  4. 3.Conditions for the sale of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods

  5. 4.Labelling

  6. 5.Manufacture and composition of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods

  7. 6.Offences and penalties

  8. 7.Enforcement

  9. 8.Defence in relation to exports

  10. 9.Application of various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990

  11. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHIL DREN

      1. PART I categories of processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children

        1. 1.Simple cereals which are or have to be reconstituted with...

        2. 2.Cereals with an added high protein food which are or...

        3. 3.Pastas which are to be used after cooking in boiling...

        4. 4.Rusks and biscuits which are to be used either directly...

      2. PART II essential composition of processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children

        1. 1.Cereal content

        2. 2.Protein

        3. 2.1.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 and 4 of Part...

        4. 2.2.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I the...

        5. 2.3.For biscuits mentioned in paragraph 4 of Part I made...

        6. 2.4.The chemical index of the added protein shall be equal...

        7. 3.Carbohydrates

        8. 3.1.If sucrose, fructose, glucose, glucose syrups or honey are added...

        9. 3.2.If sucrose, fructose, glucose syrups or honey are added to...

        10. 4.Fat

        11. 4.1.For products mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 4 of Part...

        12. 4.2.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I the...

        13. 5.Minerals

        14. 5.1.Sodium

        15. 5.2.Calcium

        16. 5.2.1.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I the...

        17. 5.2.2.For products mentioned in paragraph 4 of Part I manufactured...

        18. 6.Vitamins

        19. 6.1.For processed cereal-based foods the amount of thiamin shall not...

        20. 6.2.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I: Per...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION OF BABY FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN

      1. 1.Protein

      2. 1.1.If meat, poultry, fish, offal or other traditional source of...

      3. 1.2.If meat, poultry, fish, offal or other traditional source of...

      4. 1.3.If meat, poultry, fish, offal or other traditional source of...

      5. 1.4.If the product is designated on the label as a...

      6. 1.5.The addition of amino acids is permitted solely for the...

      7. 2.Carbohydrates

      8. 3.Fat

      9. 3.1.For products referred to in paragraph 1.1. of this Schedule...

      10. 3.2.For all other products the total fat in the product...

      11. 4.Sodium

      12. 4.1.The final sodium content in the product shall be either...

      13. 4.2.Sodium salts may not be added to products based on...

      14. 5.Vitamins

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF CASEIN

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      NUTRITIONAL SUBSTANCES

      1. 1.Vitamins

      2. 2.Amino acids

      3. 3.Others

      4. 4.Salts of minerals and trace elements

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      REFERENCE VALUES FOR NUTRITION LABELLING FOR FOODS INTENDED FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN

  13. Explanatory Note

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