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Infant, Follow-up, Young Child Formula
Mexico
This section provides the regulatory definition of the food category in scope, or the appropriate food category for the product in scope. Additionally, it provides the food products that belong to this food category along with the definition and specific information on each of these types of food products.
2.1 Category Name & Definition
Category Name
Formulas for infants and follow-up formulas.
Definition
Official Mexican Standard NOM-131-SSA1-2012
- Formulas for infants refer to the breast milk substitute specially manufactured to meet, by itself, the nutritional needs of infants during their first months of life until the introduction of weaning or corresponding complementary feeding.
- Follow-up formula refers to the food intended to be used as a liquid component of the weaning diet for infants from the sixth month and for young children.
2.2 Product & Definition
1) Infant Formula [1][2]
Definition
Infants, children up to twelve months of age.
Formulas for infants, the breast milk substitute specially manufactured to meet, by itself, the nutritional needs of infants during their first months of life until the introduction of weaning or corresponding complementary feeding.
Specifications/Target Age
Infants from 0 up to 12 months of age.
Additional Information
Infant formulas, products based on cow's or other mammalian milk or other edible components of plant or animal origin, including fish, that are considered suitable for feeding infants.
2) Follow-up Formula [1][2]
Definition
Follow-up formula, the food intended to be used as a liquid component of the weaning diet for infants from the sixth month and for young children.
Specifications/Target Age
Infants from 6 months and young children (12 to 36 months).
Additional Information
Follow-up formulas, to products made with cow's milk or other animals or with other constituents of animal or vegetable origin, intended to be used to complement or replace breast milk in the weaning diet for infants from the sixth month, when they are fed with breast milk or from four months when they are fed with infant formulas, or when the weight of the infant is greater than 6 kg, as well as for young children.
2.3 References
1. Official Mexican Standard NOM-131-SSA1-2012, Products and Services. Formulas for infants, follow-up formulas, and for special nutrition needs. Food and non-alcoholic beverages for infants and young children. Health and nutritional provisions and specifications. Labeling and test methods
https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5267447&fecha=10/09/2012#gsc.tab=0
2. Regulation for the Sanitary Control of Products and Services (see Appendix, XIII.1.3. Formulas)
http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Documentos/Federal/pdf/wo88301.pdf
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