CODEX STAN 73-1981 Standard for Canned Baby Foods
1. SCOPE
1.1 Baby foods are foods intended primarily for use during the normal infant's weaning period and also for the progressive adaptation of infants and children to ordinary food. They may be either in ready-to-eat form or in dry form requiring reconstitution with water only. They do not include products covered by the Codex Standard for Infant Formula (CODEX STAN 72-1981) or by the Codex Standard for Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Children (CODEX STAN 74-1981).
1.2 Baby foods in ready-to-eat form are processed by heat before or after being sealed in their containers, and Baby foods in dry form are processed by physical means, in each case so as to prevent spoilage.
2. DESCRIPTION
2.1 The term infant means a person not more than 12 months of age.
2.2 The term young children means persons from the age of more than 12 months up to the age of three years.
2.3 The term Calorie means a kilocalorie or "large calorie" (1 kilojoule is equivalent to 0.239 kilocalories).
