Legislation concerning foods for specific groups

  • Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes and total diet replacement for weight control
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula and as regards requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1798 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for total diet replacement for weight control
  • Decision 789/1997 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry on baby foods
  • Decree 1215/2007 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry on pesticide residues on baby foods
  • Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers
  • Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs

Established regulations

Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes and total diet replacement for weight control became applicable in July 2016. More detailed provisions on labelling, compositional requirements and marketing of food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes and total diet replacement for weight control are laid down in Delegated Regulations stipulated by virtue of the Regulation (EU) No 609/2013. 

The Commission has issued the following Delegated Regulations:

 

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