Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 2.9.2 - Foods for Infants
This Standard provides for the compositional (including nutritional) and labelling requirements of foods intended or represented for use as food for infants. Foods in this Standard are intended to be fed to infants in addition to human milk or infant formula products or both. This Standard does not
apply to infant formula products, as they are regulated by Standard 2.9.1, nor does it apply to formulated meal replacements and formulated supplementary foods as they are regulated by Standard 2.9.3.
The Standard recognises the specific needs of infants relating to the texture of the food, the infant’s digestion ability, renal capacity and the need for high energy and nutrient intake to support rapid growth. This Standard recognises the particular microbiological and immunological susceptibility of
infants including the potential for the development of food allergy.
General labelling requirements are contained in Part 1.2. See Standard 1.2.4 – Labelling of Ingredients for ingredient labelling requirements, including for declaration of compound ingredients in foods for infants. Microbiological requirements are contained in Standard 1.6.1 – Microbiological
Limits for Food.
This Standard amends the application of Standard 1.2.8 – Nutrition Information Requirements in relation to food for infants.
Standard 2.9.2 Food Standards as amended, taking into account amendments up to Food Standards (Proposal P1013 - Code Maintenance IX) Variation
Administered by: Health and Ageing
Prepared 11 Jul 2011 by Agency
Date
Prepared 11 Jul 2011
Registered 28 Jul 2011
Start Date 11 Jul 2011
