Processing ensures nutrition and food safety for people with special dietary needs, new ISDI publication explains

Processing is fundamental to nutrition and food safety in foods for special dietary uses (FSDU), a special category of foods that is tailored to the nutritional requirements of peo…

Download the ISDI guidance on the new Codex Standard for Follow-up Formula for Older Infants and Product for Young Children

In November 2023, the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted the revised Standard for Follow-up Formula for Older Infants and Product for Young Children* (CXS 156-1987), initially i…

Why adaptations to compositional and labelling requirements for Follow-up Formula for Older Infants and Product for Young Children require a transition period of at least 36 months

ISDI POSITION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CODEX STANDARD 156-1987 FOR FOLLOW-UP FORMULA FOR OLDER INFANTS AND PRODUCT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN* *Other equivalent names for this product are …

ISDI celebrates World Food Safety Day and calls on all stakeholders to ‎work together to prepare for the unexpected

The special dietary foods industries are proud to provide people with the essential safe and ‎nutritious foods they need to live, grow and thrive.…

ISDI position on the WHO ‘Guidance on regulatory measures aimed at restricting digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes’

ISDI and its members are committed to ensuring the proper use of breast-milk substitutes (BMS), when these are necessary, on the basis of scientific and factual information and eth…

Download the ISDI Guidelines on Setting Tolerances for Nutrient Values Declared on Labels for Foods for Special Dietary Uses (FSDU)

The ISDI guidelines on Setting Tolerances for Nutrient Values Declared on Labels for Foods for Special Dietary Uses (FSDU) facilitates the understanding of label tolerances and est…

ISDI statement on the ATNI Breast-Milk Substitutes and Complementary Foods Marketing Indexes 2024

ISDI and its members support ATNI’s mission to accelerate sustainable access to nutritious and affordable foods, as well as its vision of a world where markets contribute to nutr…

ISDI position on the methodology for the ATNI 2024 index on Breast-milk Substitutes and Complementary Foods

ISDI supports initiatives that aim to improve the nutrition status of infants and young children globally. We fully support ATNI’s mission of delivering healthy and sustainable d…

Download the ISDI brochure on Foods for Special Dietary Uses & Claims

This brochure provides the international background regarding claims in relation to Foods for Special Dietary Uses (FSDU) including Foods for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP).…

ISDI welcomes the publication of the new global standard on follow-up formula for older infants and product for young children

ISDI welcomes the revision of the new global Standard for Follow-up Formula for older infants and product for young children set by Codex Alimentarius (CXS-156-87). The new Standar…

ISDI statement – WHO Guidance on Complementary Feeding

[Updated September 2024] ISDI and its members are committed to improving nutrition and providing the highest quality products that help meet the nutritional needs of mothers, infan…

ISDI welcomes new global standard on follow-up formula for older infants and products for young children

ISDI welcomes the revision of the new global Standard for Follow-up Formula (CXS-156-87) set by Codex Alimentarius. Adopted in Rome today, the new Standard sets rules for “formul…

ISDI response to the WHO consultation on Digital Marketing

ISDI has responded to the public consultation organised by WHO on its proposed Draft Guidance on Regulating Digital Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. Our overarching comments o…

Industry Response to The Lancet Series on Breastfeeding – Ensuring access to optimum nutrition requires a holistic approach

Continue reading for our full press release.…

Working together to support optimum infant nutrition and informed infant feeding choices

Continue reading for our full statement on optimal nutrition and informed infant feeding choices.…

ISDI statement on The Lancet’s ‘2023 Series on Breastfeeding’

ISDI and its members recognise that breastmilk is the best source of nutrition for healthy infants and support exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breast…

Supporting optimal nutrition and ethical interactions with healthcare professionals

Continue reading for our full statement on ethical interactions with healthcare professionals.…

Download the ISDI brochure on Foods for Special Dietary Uses and Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling

This brochure gives an international overview on Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling (FOPNL) in connection to Foods for Special Dietary Uses (FSDU), including Foods for Special Medic…

Download the ISDI brochure on Infant Formula

The material in the brochure is based on Section A of the Standard for Infant Formula and Formulas for Special Medical Purposes intended for Infants (CXS 72-1981), which defines th…

Xanthan gum in formulas for special medical purposes for infants

In December 2021, 7 years after ISDI asked JECFA – the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives – to evaluate the use of xanthan gum in formulas for special medical pur…

Download the ISDI brochure on Food Additives in Infant Formula

The ISDI brochure – ‘Use of additives in infant formula and formulas for special medical purposes intended for infants’ – provides the international backgro…

Adult malnutrition and the role of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS)

Kate M. Forde BSc MPH RD is Specialised Nutrition Executive – Foods for Special Medical Purposes at Dairy Industry Ireland, and is an experienced dietitian. She answered our …

ISDI statement on the WHO study ‘How the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding’

ISDI and its members are committed to improving nutrition and providing the highest ‎quality products that help meet the nutritional needs of mothers, infants and ‎children.‎…

Responsible Practices for Interactions with Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare professionals (HCPs) ensure that caregivers, parents and people with special dietary needs have access to science-based information in order to make informed nutrition c…

ISDI factsheet on Complementary Foods

Complementary foods refer to foods, whether commercially manufactured or locally prepared, suitable as a complement to breast milk or infant formula when either becomes insufficien…

ISDI Best Principles Related to the Digital Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes

Download the ISDI Best Principles Related to the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes A. Overall Principles The International Special Dietary Foods Industries (“ISDI”) and its …

ISDI factsheet on Follow-up Formula for Older Infants and Young Children

Scientific experts around the world recognise that the first 1,000 days of a child’s life are critical for long-term physical and mental development. The adequate intake of both …

Common processes used in the manufacturing of FSDU and the rationale for their use

This brochure explains the common processes used by manufacturers of FSDU.…

ISDI positions for CCNFSDU44

The 44th Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU44) will be held in Dresden, Germany, on 2-6 October 2024. For each session, ISDI…