Position papers Follow-up Formula
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 Drink for Young Children with added nutrients, or Product for Young Children with added nutrients, or Drink for Young Children.
In order to ensure a smooth transition to new national regulatory frameworks based on the revised Codex Standard for Follow-up formula for Older Infants and Product for Young Children (CXS 156-1987), ISDI recommends that new national regulatory frameworks incorporate the following to ensure practical feasibility:
- A transition period of at least 36 months from the adoption of the new national regulatory framework until new products placed on the market are mandated to comply with the new regulation;
- Clear communication that products placed on the market prior to the effective date may comply with the previous regulation until the end of their shelf-life;
- Permission for companies to put products on the market that are compliant with the new regulation prior to the mandated compliance date.