General provisions
- Follow all applicable food law for infant and special medical foods
Retained EU Law
2013
United Kingdom
Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
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General compositional and information requirements
- Ensure your specialist food products are safe, properly formulated and not misleading
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Definitions
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Placing on the market
Precautionary principle
Opinions of the Authority
Access to documents
Additional requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula
Specific compositional and information requirements
Milk-based drinks and similar products intended for young children
Food intended for sportspeople
Technical guidelines
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