Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 No. 530

SCHEDULE 1 PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS

PART II Essential composition of processed cereal-based foods

Minerals

Sodium

• 5.—(5.1) sodium salts may only be added to processed cereal-based foods for technological purposes,

• the sodium content of processed cereal-based foods shall not exceed 25 mg /100 kJ (100 mg/100 kcal).

Calcium

(5.2) (5.2.1) For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I, the amount of calcium shall not be less than 20 mg/100 kJ (80 mg/100 kcal).

(5.2.2) For products mentioned in paragraph 4 of Part I manufactured with the addition of milk (milk biscuits) and presented as such, the amount of calcium shall not be less than 12 mg/100 kJ (50 mg/100 kcal).