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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.In addition to the information referred to in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the mandatory nutrition declaration for infant formula and follow-on formula shall include the amount of each mineral substance and of each vitamin listed in Annex I or Annex II to this Regulation respectively and present in the product, with the exception of molybdenum.
The mandatory nutrition declaration for infant formula shall also include the amount of choline, inositol and carnitine.
By way of derogation from Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the mandatory nutrition declaration for infant formula and follow-on formula shall not include the amount of salt.
2.In addition to the information referred to in Article 30(2)(a) to (e) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the content of the mandatory nutrition declaration for infant formula and follow-on formula may be supplemented with one or more of the following:
(a)the amounts of components of protein, carbohydrate or fat;
(b)the whey protein/casein ratio;
(c)the amount of any of the substances listed in Annex I or Annex II to this Regulation or in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 609/2013, where the indication of any of those substances is not covered by paragraph 1;
(d)the amount of any of the substances added to the product pursuant to Article 3.
3.By way of derogation from Article 30(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the information included in the mandatory nutrition declaration for infant formula and follow-on formula shall not be repeated on the labelling.
4.The nutrition declaration shall be mandatory for all infant formula and follow-on formula, irrespective of the size of the largest surface of the packaging or container.
5.Articles 31 to 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 shall apply to all the nutrients included in the nutrition declaration for infant formula and follow-on formula.
6.By way of derogation from Articles 31(3), 32(2) and 33(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the energy value and the amounts of nutrients of infant formula and follow-on formula shall be expressed per 100 ml of the food ready for use after preparation in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Where appropriate, the information may in addition refer to 100 g of the food as sold.
7.By way of derogation from Article 32(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the energy value and the amount of nutrients of infant formula and follow-on formula shall not be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Annex XIII to that Regulation.
In addition to the form of expression referred to in paragraph 6, in the case of follow-on formula, the declaration on vitamins and minerals in respect of the vitamins and minerals listed in Annex VII to this Regulation may be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in that Annex in relation to per 100 ml of the food ready for use after preparation in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
8.The particulars included in the nutrition declaration for infant formula and follow-on formula that are not listed in Annex XV to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 shall be presented after the most relevant entry of that Annex they belong to or are components of.
Particulars not listed in Annex XV to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 that do not belong to or are not components of any of the entries of that Annex shall be presented in the nutrition declaration after the last entry of that Annex.
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