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Infant Food Ordinance.

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An Ordinance to regulate in detail the composition of infant food. At the outset the terms "baby" and "infant" are defined. Article 1 contains a list of foodstuffs qualifying as "infant food". The Ordinance consists of 5 articles and 4 Annexes: Basic composition of wheat products destined for babies and infants (I); Basic composition of other foodstuffs for babies and infants (II); Composition of casein (III); Nutritive substances (IV).
Title
Infant Food Ordinance.
Country
Austria
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1999
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Title abbreviation
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Women and Consumer Protection on infant food.
Glossary term(s)
food safety
environmental standard
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Western Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/aut13365.pdf
Link to full text
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at
Implements
Commission Directive 96/5/EC, Euratom on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children.