Scottish Statutory Instrument
2020
Scotland
The Foods for Specific Groups (Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Scotland) Regulations 2020
These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, make provision to enforce Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 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 (“the Delegated Regulation”).
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Schedules
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Prohibitions and limitations on the use of food ingredients (infant formula and follow-on formula)
Listed substances and their purity criteria (infant formula and follow-on formula)
Notification of infant formula
Pesticide residues (infant formula and follow-on formula)
Naming of infant formula
Naming of follow-on formula
Labelling of infant formula
Labelling of follow-on formula
Avoidance of the risk of confusion between infant formula and follow-on formula
Presentation (infant formula and follow-on formula)
Prohibition on the marketing of infant formula or follow-on formula unless certain conditions are met
Restrictions on advertising infant formula
Restrictions on advertising follow-on formula
Restrictions on promotion of infant formula
Provision of informational and educational material dealing with the feeding of infants
Free or reduced rate infant formula
Offences and enforcement
Application of various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990
Prohibition on the marketing of products other than infant formula for normal healthy infants
Substances in such quantity as to endanger the health of infants and young children
Protein hydrolysates and other food ingredients suitable for infants from birth (infant formula)
Protein hydrolysates and other food ingredients suitable for infants aged over six months (follow-on formula)
Compositional criteria for infant formula
Compositional criteria for follow-on formula
Addition of water (infant formula and follow-on formula)
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Food safety and standards in Scotland. Independent public body with similar remit to FSA but for Scotland specifically. Administers Food Hygiene Information …
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