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Commercial foods for infants and young children – policy paper

This policy paper outlines the preferred policy approaches for improving the composition, labelling and texture of commercial foods for infants and young children to better align with the recommendations in Australian and New Zealand infant and toddler feeding guidelines.

Policy on commercial foods for infants and young children

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Policy paper
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Description:

The policy paper was prepared by the Food Regulation Standing Committee to provide advice to the Food Ministers’ Meeting. Food Ministers agreed to the policy position out of session in March 2025.

This document covers:

  • scope and terminology
  • food and nutrition for infants and young children
  • regulations in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code  
  • potential non-regulatory (voluntary) approaches to improve commercial foods for infants and young children  
  • summary of stakeholder views
  • policy position for commercial foods for infants and young children
  • recommended approaches to address identified issues with commercial foods for infants and young children
  • recommendations. 
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