Paragraph 5 Mineral substances

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

Sch. 2 para. 2 words inserted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(k)(i)(aa)
Sch. 2 para. 2 words inserted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(k)(i)(bb)
Sch. 2 para. 3 words deleted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(k)(ii)
Sch. 2 para. 3 words inserted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(k)(iii)
Sch. 2 para. 7 inserted by Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula 1997 reg. 2(k)(iv)

(5.1)

		per 100 kJ		per 100 kcal
		Minimum	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum
Iron	(mg)	0.25	0.5	1	2
Iodine	(μg)	1.2	—	5	—

(5.2)

Zinc

(5.2.1)

Follow–on formulae manufactured entirely from cows' milk proteins

Minimum	Maximum
0.12 mg/100 kJ	—
(0.5mg/100 kcal)	—

(5.2.2)

Follow–on formulae containing soya protein isolates, alone or mixed with cows' milk proteins

Minimum	Maximum
0.18 mg/100 kJ	—
(0.75mg/100 kcal)	—

(5.3)

Other mineral substances:

The concentrations are at least equal to those normally found in cows' milk, reduced, where appropriate, in the same ratio as the protein concentration of the follow-on formulae to that of cows' milk. The typical composition of cows' milk is given, for guidance, in Schedule 7.

(5.4)

The calcium/phosphorus ratio shall not exceed 2.0.