REVIEW OF THE STANDARD FOR FOLLOW-UP FORMULA (CODEX STAN 156-1987) (Chaired by New Zealand and co-chaired by Indonesia and France) Second Consultation Paper Submitters Response Form June 2016 Please respond by 19th July 2016 To: ; ; Please provide your responses to the first consultation paper in the response form below. Note, to fill in a check box please right click on the box and the select “Properties”, under “Default Action” select “Checked”. Name of Member Country/Organisation: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FEDERATION ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION OF FOLLOW-UP FORMULA FOR OLDER INFANTS (6-12 MONTHS) In your responses to the following section please provide scientific justification for your response and where possible, references for the scientific rationale. Protein Protein No agreement was reached on the establishment of a minimum or maximum protein value. Please provide scientific rationale to support your preferred value: Protein Unit Minimum Maximum GUL g/100 kcal [1.8] or [1.65] [3.5] or [3.0] or [2.5] - g/100 kJ [0.43] or [0.39] [0.84] or [0.72] or [0.60] - Minimum Codex Infant Formula standard 1.8 g /100 kcal 1.65 g /100 kcal 0.43 g /100 kJ 0.39 g /100 kJ Please provide scientific justification and applicable references to support your response: IDF refers to its previous position submitted 37th CCNFSDU, that consideration of the safe minimum content of protein needs to ensure that the product achieves the required indispensable amino acid profile and ie protein quality with adequate “bioavailability”- Maximum Codex IF std EFSA 3.5 g /100 kcal 3.0 g /100 kcal 2.5 g /100 kcal 0.84 g /100 kJ 0.72 g /100 kJ 0.60 g /100 kJ
REVIEW OF THE STANDARD FOR FOLLOW-UP FORMULA (CODEX STAN 156-1987) (Chaired by New Zealand and co-chaired by Indonesia and France) Second Consultation Paper Submitters Response Form June 2016 Please respond by 19th July 2016 To: ; ; Please provide your responses to the first consultation paper in the response form below. Note, to fill in a check box please right click on the box and select “Properties”, under the “Default Action” select “Checked”. Name of Member Country/Organisation: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FEDERATION ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION OF FOLLOW-UP FORMULA FOR OLDER INFANTS (6-12 MONTHS) In your responses to the following section please provide scientific justification for your response and where possible, references for the scientific rationale. Protein Protein No agreement was reached on the establishment of a minimum or maximum protein value. Please provide scientific rationale to support your preferred value: Protein Unit g/100 kcal g/100 kJ Minimum [1.8] or [1.65] [0.43] or [0.39] Maximum [3.5] or [3.0] or [2.5] [0.84] or [0.72] or [0.60] GUL - - Minimum Codex Infant Formula standard 1.8 g /100 kcal 0.43 g /100 kJ 1.65 g /100 kcal 0.39 g /100 kJ Please provide scientific justification and applicable references to support your response: IDF refers to its previous position submitted 37th CCNFSDU, that consideration of the safe minimum content of protein needs to ensure that the product achieves the required indispensable amino acid profile and with adequate “bioavailability”- ie protein quality Maximum 3.5 g /100 kcal 0.84 g /100 kJ Codex IF std 3.0 g /100 kcal 0.72 g /100 kJ EFSA 2.5 g /100 kcal 0.60 g /100 kJ
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