Food (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (G.N. 93 of 2010)

Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010 GN No. 93 of 2010 Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 40 of 30 April 2010 THE FOOD ACT Regulations made by the Minister under section 18 of the Food Act 1. These regulations may be cited as the Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010. 2. In these regulations "principal regulations" means the Food Regulations 1999. 3. Regulation 23 of the principal regulations is amended (a) in the heading, by deleting the words ", food container or food appliance" and replacing them by the words "and food container"; (b) in paragraph (a), by deleting the words "appliance or"; (c) by revoking paragraph (c) and replacing it by the following paragraph (c) A person who applies for a pre-market approval permit shall furnish to the Permanent Secretary (i) an original certificate of analysis from an accredited laboratory from the country exporting the product, certifying the chemical composition and microbiological safety of the product; and (ii) such other document or information, or such sample for analysis or examination, as the Permanent Secretary thinks fit. (d) in paragraph (d), by deleting the words "appliance,". 4. The Fifty-Second Schedule to the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the Schedule to these regulations. 5. The Food (Amendment) Regulations 2010 are revoked. 6. These regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 5 December 2009. Made by the Minister on 7 April 2010. SCHEDULE [Regulation 4] FIFTY-SECOND SCHEDULE [Regulation 177(2)] NUTRIENT LEVEL FOR INFANT FORMULA Amount per 100 available kilocalories Amount per 100 available kilojoules Minimum Amount Maximum Amount Minimum Amount Maximum Amount 1. Protein 1.8 g 3.0 g 0.45 g 0.7 g 2. Fat/g1,2 4.4 g 6.0 g 1.05 g 1.4 g 3. Essential fatty acids as linoleic acid3 300 mg N.P. 70 mg N.P. 4. Essential fatty acids as alpha linolenic acid3 50 mg N.P. 12 mg N.P. 5. Carbohydrates/g4 9.0 14.0 2.2 3.3 6. Vitamin A 60 µg expressed as retinol equivalents (RE) 180 µg expressed as retinol equivalents (RE) 14 µg expressed as retinol equivalents (RE) 43 µg expressed as retinol equivalents (RE) 7. Vitamin D 40 IU or 1 µg as calciferol 100 IU or 2.5 µg as calciferol 10 IU or 0.25 µg as calciferol 2.5 IU or 0.6 µg as calciferol 8. Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) 10 mg N.P. 2.5 mg N.P. 9. Thiamine (B1) 60 µg N.P. 14 µg N.P. 10. Riboflavin (B2) 80 µg N.P. 19 µg N.P. 11. Niacin5 300 µg N.P. 70 µg N.P. 12. Vitamin B6 35 µg N.P. 8.5 µg N.P. 13. Folic Acid 10 µg N.P. 2.5 µg N.P. 14. Pantothenic Acid 400 µg N.P. 96 µg N.P. 15. Vitamin B12 0.1 µg N.P. 0.025 µg N.P. 16. Vitamin K 4 µg N.P. 1 µg N.P. 17. Biotin 1.5 µg N.P. 0.4 µg N.P. 18. Vitamin E 0.5 mg expressed as alpha-tocopherol equivalents N.P. 0.12 mg expressed as alpha-tocopherol equivalents N.P. 19. Sodium 20 mg 60 mg 5 mg 14 mg 20. Potassium 60 mg 180 mg 14 mg 43 mg 21. Calcium6 50 mg N.P. 12 mg N.P. 22. Phosphorus6 25 mg N.P. 6 mg N.P. 23. Choline 7 mg N.P. 1.7 mg N.P. 24. Iron 0.45 mg N.P. 0.1 mg N.P. 25. Chloride 50 mg 160 mg 12 mg 38 mg 26. Magnesium 5 mg N.P. 1.2 mg N.P. 27. Iodine 10 µg N.P. 2.5 µg N.P. 28. Zinc 0.5 mg N.P. 0.12 mg N.P. 29. Copper 35 µg N.P. 8.5 µg N.P. 30. Manganese 1.0 µg N.P. 0.25 µg N.P. 31. Selenium 1.0 µg N.P. 0.24 µg N.P. N.P. : Not prescribed I.U. : International Units µg : Microgram mg : Miligram 1 Commercially hydrogenated oils and fats shall not be used in infant formula. 2 Lauric and myristic acids are constituents of fats, but combined shall not exceed 20% of total fatty acids. The content of trans fatty acids shall not exceed 3% of total fatty acids. Trans fatty acids are endogenous components of milk fat. The acceptance of up to 3% of trans fatty acids is intended to allow for the use of milk fat in infant formulae. The erucic acid content shall not exceed 1% of total fatty acids. The total content of phospholipids should not exceed 300 mg/100 kcal (72 mg/100 kJ). 3 The linoleic acid: alpha-Linolenic acid ratio shall be not less than 5:1 and not more than 15:1. 4 Lactose and glucose polymers should be the preferred carbohydrates in formula based on cows’ milk protein and hydrolysed protein. Only precooked and/or gelatinised starches gluten-free by nature may be added to Infant Formula up to 30% of total carbohydrates and up to 2g/100 ml. 5 Niacin refers to preformed niacin. Sucrose, unless needed, and the addition of fructose as an ingredient should be avoided in infant formula, because of potential life-threatening symptoms in young infants with unrecognised hereditary fructose intolerance. 6 The Ca:P ratio shall be not less than 1:1 and not more than 2:1.