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Amendment of the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995

7.  After regulation 12 (composition of infant formulae and Follow-on Formulae) insert–

12A.(1) No infant formula or Follow-on Formula shall contain–

(a)any pesticide residue of a pesticide specified in Schedule 7A; or

(b)any omethoate, where it is a metabolite of a pesticide not specified in Schedule 7A, or any product resulting from degradation or reaction of that metabolite,

at a level exceeding 0.003 mg/kg.

(2) No infant formula or Follow-on Formula shall contain any pesticide residue of a pesticide specified in column 1 of Schedule 7B at a level exceeding that specified in column 2 of that Schedule in relation to that pesticide.

(3) No infant formula or Follow-on Formula shall contain any pesticide residue of any individual pesticide which is not specified in Schedule 7A or column 1 of Schedule 7B at a level exceeding 0.01 mg/kg.

(4) The levels referred to in paragraphs (1) to (3) apply to the infant formula or Follow-on Formula–

(a)manufactured as ready for consumption; or

(b)if it is not so manufactured, as reconstituted according to its manufacturer’s instructions.

(5) Analytical methods for determining levels of pesticide residues for the purposes of this regulation shall be generally acceptable standardised methods..