Composition
Review and develop regulatory compositional requirements for commercial foods for infants and young children. This should include, but not be limited to:
- Extending minimum iron levels to further categories of foods targeted to infant and young children.
- Extending maximum sugar and sodium content to further categories of foods targeted to infant and young children.
Labelling
Review and enhance labelling requirements for commercial foods for infants and young children, in consultation with consumer law regulators as appropriate. This could include, but not be limited to:
- Reviewing the Nutrition Information Panel (NIP) to ensure it is fit for purpose for this age group, such as requiring the declaration of iron content.
- Reviewing claim permissions (e.g. nutrition content claims) to ensure claims enable carers to make informed choice and do not mislead, such as restrictions on added sugar claims (if not addressed by P1062) or the number of claims permitted on pack.
- Reviewing marketing aspects of foods for young children, including use of characters on packaging and provision of toys.
- Reviewing the naming requirements for foods to ensure current regulations enable informed consumer choice. This could include requiring product names to list ingredients in the order of prominence.
- Require pouch products with a spout to include a statement that indicates the food should not be consumed by sucking from the package (spout) and should be decanted into a bowl or onto a spoon prior to consumption.
- Require foods packaged in pouches with spouts to include a statement that these products are not suitable for consumption for children over 12 months.
Texture
- Including labelling information about the appropriateness of the texture of the food and a child’s developmental stage.