CODE OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE FOR POWDERED FORMULAE FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (CXC 66 - 2008)

Document Location: GMP & GHP - Food Safety Risk Mitigation and GHP

Alternate Name: CXC 66- 2008

Date Document Last Updated: 2008

Publisher: Codex Alimentarius

Date Uploaded to Website:  July 5, 2024

Overview

This document is the Code of Practice on hygienic practices for powdered formulae for infants and young children. Powdered Fomulae (PF) includes infant formulae and formuae for special medical purposes, follow up formulae, and human milk fortifiers used to supplement breast milk. This  code is designed as a guide to the hygienic manufacture of PF and on the subsequent hygienic preparation, handling and use of reconstituted formulae.

The document stresses the role of good agricultural practices (GAP’s), good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) and good hygiene practices (GHP’s) to ensure product safety. Hygiene and manufacturing details particular to wet-mix processes and dry-mix and combined processes are provided, and information on criteria for pathogenic microorganisms  and criteria for process hygiene are provided in Annex 1. Microbiological criteria for powdered follow-up formulae and formulae for special medical purposes are presented in Annex 2 and guidance for the establishment of salmonella, Entrobacter in high hygiene processing areas and in powdered formula preparation units is provided in Annex 3.

Link to Document

CXC 66-2008 Code of Hygiene practice for powdered formulae for infants and young children