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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.9.1 - Infant Formula Products
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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.9.1 - Infant Formula Products
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6 Restrictions and prohibitions
(1) A vitamin, mineral, food additive or nutritive substance must not be added to infant formula product unless –
(a) expressly permitted by this Code; or
(b) it is naturally present in an ingredient of the infant formula product.
(2) Infant formula product must contain no detectable gluten.
7 Permitted nutritive substances
(1) Any nutritive substance listed in column 1 of the Table to this clause may be added to infant formula product provided that –
(a) the nutritive substance is in one or more of the forms specified in column 2 of the Table in relation to that substance; and
(b) the total amount of the nutritive substance in the infant formula product is no more than the added and any naturally occurring amount specified in column 4 of the Table.
(2) The label on a package of infant formula product must not include any words indicating, or any other indication, that the product contains a nutritive substance specified in column 1 or in column 2 of the Table to this clause unless the total amount of the added and any naturally occurring nutritive substance in the food is no less than the amount specified in column 3 of the Table.
Table to clause 7
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutritive substance | Permitted forms | Minimum amount per 100 kJ | Maximum amount per 100 kJ |
| Adenosine 5′-monophosphate | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate | 0.14 mg | 0.38 mg |
| L-carnitine | L-carnitine | 0.21 mg | 0.8 mg |
| Choline | Choline chlorideCholine bitartrate | 1.7 mg | 7.1 mg |
| Cytidine 5′-monophosphate | Cytidine 5′-monophosphate | 0.22 mg | 0.6 mg |
| Guanosine 5’-monophosphate | Guanosine 5′-monophosphateGuanosine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt | 0.04 mg | 0.12 mg |
| Inosine 5′-monophosphate | Inosine 5′-monophosphateInosine 5′-monophosphatesodium salt | 0.08 mg | 0.24 mg |
| Lutein | Lutein from Tagetes erecta L. | 1.5 µg | 5 µg |
| Inositol | Inositol | 1.0 mg | 9.5 mg |
| Taurine | Taurine | 0.8 mg | 3 mg |
| Uridine 5′-monophosphate | Uridine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt | 0.13 mg | 0.42 mg |
8 Limit on nucleotide 5′-monophosphates
Infant formula product must contain no more than 3.8 mg/100 kJ of nucleotide 5′-monophosphates.
Note: Editorial note:
Note: Standard 1.3.4 contains specifications for nucleotides.
9 Lactic acid cultures
L(+) producing lactic acid cultures may be added to infant formula product.
9A Permitted inulin-type fructans and galacto-oligosaccharides
(1) Infant formula product may contain no more than –
(a) 110 mg per 100 kJ of inulin-type fructans; or
(b) 290 mg per 100 kJ of galacto-oligosaccharides; or
(c) 290 mg per 100 kJ of combined inulin-type fructans and galacto-oligosaccharides, where the inulin-type fructans is no more than 110 mg per 100 kJ.
(2) For subclause (1) the maximum permitted amount only applies when the substances are added. In that case the maximum permitted amount then applies to the sum of the naturally occurring and the added substances.
10 Limit on aluminium
(1) Infant formula product, other than a pre-term formula or soy-based formula product, must contain no more than 0.05 mg of aluminium per 100 mL.
(2) Pre-term formula must contain no more than 0.02 mg of aluminium per 100 mL.
(3) Soy-based formula must contain no more than 0.1 mg of aluminium per 100 mL.
Note: Editorial note:
Note: Standard 1.4.1 contains the maximum level (ML) of lead contaminant in infant formula products.