Paragraph 5 Mineral substances

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 para. 2 words substituted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(j)(i)
Sch. 1 para. 3 words substituted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(j)(ii)
Sch. 1 para. 3 words deleted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(j)(iii)
Sch. 1 para. 3 words inserted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(j)(iv)
Sch. 1 para. 5 words inserted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(j)(v)
Sch. 1 para. 6 words substituted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(j)(vi)
Sch. 1 para. 7 inserted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(j)(vii)

(5.1)

Formulae manufactured from cows' milk proteins

		per 100 kJ		per 100 kcal
		Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
The calcium/phosphorus ratio shall not be less than 1.2 nor greater than 2.0.
Sodium	(mg)	5	14	20	60
Potassium	(mg)	15	35	60	145
Chloride	(mg)	12	29	50	125
Calcium	(mg)	12	—	50	—
Phosphorus	(mg)	6	22	25	90
Magnesium	(mg)	1.2	3.6	5	15
Iron	(mg)^f1	0.12	0.36	0.5	1.5
Zinc	(mg)	0.12	0.36	0.5	1.5
Copper	(μg)	4.8	19	20	80
Iodine	(μg)	1.2	—	5	—

(5.2)

Formulae manufactured from soya proteins, alone or in a mixture with cows' milk proteins

		per 100 kJ	per 100 kcal
Iron	(mg)	0.25	0.5	1	2
Zinc	(mg)	0.18	0.6	0.75	2.4

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