ADVISORY LISTS OF NUTRIENT COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN FOODS FOR SPECIAL DIETARY USES INTENDED FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN CAG 10-1979
Document Location: Requirements and Specifications - Formulation Guidance
Alternate Name: CAG 10-1979
Date Document Last Updated: 2008
Publisher: Codex Alimentarius
Date Uploaded to Website: May 31, 2024
Overview
CAG10-1979 contains lists of nutrient compounds that can be used for foods with special dietary purposes that are specifically intended for infants and young children. The document contains a number of tables: Table A provides a list of mineral salts and trace elements, Table B provides advisory lists of vitamin compounds, Table C provides an advisory list of amino acids and other nutrients. The purity requirements that must be met prior to inclusion in these specialized foods are also provided in the table.
Nutrients may be essential or optional, and religious context should be considered when choosing ingredients. The document also contains a table with a list of food additives that can be added for stability and safe handling of certain vitamins and nutrients.
Following this document ensures that the ingredients added in foods for special dietary needs are safe for infants and young children, and follow prescribed purity standards.