The Infant Formula and Follow–on Formula Regulations 1995

UK Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 77 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 15 January 1995
In force from: 1 March 1995
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under: European Communities Act 1972, Food Safety Act 1990

Explanatory note

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These Regulations, which apply to Great Britain, come into force on 1st March 1995. They implement Commission Directive 91/321/EEC (OJ No. L175, 4.7.91, p.35) on infant formulae (which are foods suitable as the sole source of nutrition for infants during the first four to six months of life and often form an important part of the diet throughout infancy) and follow-on formulae (which are foods given to older infants and young children as an alternative to milk or infant formulae). They also implement Council Directive 92/52/EEC (OJ No. L179, 1.7.92, p.129) on infant formulae and follow-on formulae intended for export to third countries. The principal provisions of the Regulations— 1 prohibit the sale of food labelled as infant formulae or follow-on formulae unless it complies with the requirements of the Regulations as to composition, labelling, appearance and packaging (regulations 2, 3 and 8 to 16); 2 require infant formulae and follow-on formulae exported to countries not in the European Community to comply with similar compositional standards unless the importing country otherwise permits and require products to be labelled in an appropriate language and in a way which avoids confusion between infant formulae and follow-on formulae (regulations 5, 6 and 7); 3 limit the advertising of infant formulae to specified types of publications and restrict the content of advertisements for infant formulae and follow-on formulae (regulations 17 and 18); 4 prohibit special displays or promotions of infant formulae at retail outlets (regulation 19); 5 prohibit the promotion of infant formulae to the general public, expectant mothers, and others by providing such formulae free or at reduced prices (regulation 20); 6 lay down requirements as to the information to be contained in informational and educational materials dealing with the feeding of infants and intended to reach pregnant women and mothers of infants and young children, and regulate the cases in which a manufacturer or distributor of infant formulae may make gifts of informational or educational equipment or materials (regulation 21). The standards for infant formula or follow-on formula established by the Codex Alimentarius are available for inspection at the Library of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HH and at the Scottish Office, New St. Andrew’s House, St. James' Square, Edinburgh EH1 3TE. A Compliance Cost Assessment in relation to these Regulations has been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament and copies can be obtained from the Consumer Protection Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR.

Offences created by this instrument

If any person contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions contained in regulations 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 17,… regulation 22(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability

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Infant Formula Commons · Commons Chamber · 4 April 1995 · Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South-West)
I beg to move, That the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995 (S.1., 1995, No. 77), dated 15th January 1995, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th January, be revoked. When the new regulations that we are discussing came in, all looked well, briefly. It seemed that at last we had law controlling the advertising of infant formula milks, but it soon became clear that the law was the weakest just where it was most needed. The new regulations allow the advertising of infant formula feeds in the health service, reversing a major part of the World Health Organisation…
Breast Milk Substitutes Lords · Lords Chamber · 29 June 1995 · The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Earl Howe)
My Lords, this has been a useful debate. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Rea, for initiating it, and I welcome the opportunity to reply to some of the points raised by noble Lords who have spoken. First, I should like to emphasise the Government's commitment to the promotion of breast-feeding as the hest means of nurturing a baby. That is based on medical advice which is quite unequivocal about the advantages of breast-feeding for both mother and baby, as the noble Lord, Lord Rea, rightly pointed out. Government policies have consistently supported breast-feeding. That is reflected in…
Breast Milk Substitutes Lords · Lords Chamber · 29 June 1995 · Lord Rea
rose to ask Her Majesty's Government why, in the Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/77), they have disregarded the World Health Organisation code on marketing of breast milk substitutes by allowing brand name advertising to the public through the healthcare system.
Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007 Lords · Lords Chamber · 18 February 2008 · Baroness Thornton
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for introducing this important debate on the merits of the new Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007, laid before the House in December, and I thank other noble Lords for their contributions. It is with trepidation that I begin these remarks, given the reputation and expertise that that noble Baroness brings to your Lordships’ House and I pay tribute to her fantastic work in championing health issues. I agree with the eloquent points the noble Baroness and other noble Lords made about the importance of supporting,…

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