Compositional requirements
- Ensure infant and follow-on formula meets mandatory composition standards
Retained EU Law
2016
United Kingdom
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula and as regards requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding (Text with EEA relevance)
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What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Specific requirements on food information
- Add mandatory label statements and warnings on infant formula
Requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Provide accurate, balanced feeding information and follow donation rules Crown / Minister / Government department
Notification
- Notify competent authority when placing infant formula or certain follow-on formula on the market
Browse 31 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
uri:annex/i/division/10/division/10.2
uri:annex/i/division/12
uri:annex/i/division/2/division/2.1
uri:annex/i/division/2/division/2.3/division/2.3.3
uri:annex/i/division/5/division/5.1
uri:annex/i/division/5/division/5.7
uri:annex/i/division/8/division/8.1
uri:annex/i/division/8/division/8.3
uri:annex/i/division/8/division/8.4
uri:annex/i/division/8/division/8.5
uri:annex/ii/division/2/division/2.2
uri:annex/ii/division/3
uri:annex/ii/division/4/division/4.1
uri:annex/ii/division/4/division/4.7
uri:annex/ii/division/6/division/6.1
uri:annex/ii/division/6/division/6.3
uri:annex/ii/division/6/division/6.4
uri:annex/ii/division/7
For the purposes of point 2 of Annexes I and...
Chemical name of the substance Maximum residue level(mg/kg) Cadusafos 0,006...
Nutrient Reference intake Vitamin A (μg) 400 Vitamin D (μg)...
Placing on the market
Suitability of ingredients
Requirements on pesticides
Name of the food
Specific requirements on the nutrition declaration
Nutrition and health claims for infant formula
Statements related to lactose and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
Requirements for promotional and commercial practices for infant formula
Directive 2006/141/EC
Entry into force and application
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