The EU regulation No 609/2013 on Food for Specific Groups adopted on 12 June 2013 requires the European Commission to set specific compositional and information requirements for infant and follow-on formula by means of a delegated act. The Commission asked EFSA to provide a Scientific Opinion on the “essential composition of infant and follow-on formulae”, which was published on the 24th July 2014 (http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/140724.htm).
Discussions are now underway at EU level on the development of new delegated acts on infant and follow-on formulae. As part of these discussions, the Commission is seeking views on proposals regarding the compositional requirements of infant and follow-on formulae and use of nutrition and health claims on infant formulae.
