Vietnam: 03 types of breast milk substitutes for under-24 month infants

According to Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, nutritious products for infants include breast milk substitutes and nutritious complementary foods for under 24-month infants produced by industrial methods, which are up to the set standards and suitable to nutritional needs of each growth stage or special physiological conditions of infants.

Breast milk substitutes for under-24 month infants include:

- Liquid or powdered infant formulas made from milk of cows or other animals and containing appropriate ingredients which may be used to substitute breast milk for under-12 month infants;

- Liquid or powdered follow-up formulas made from milk of cows or other animals and containing appropriate ingredients or animal- or plant- derived ingredients which may be used for infants aged 6-24 months during the complementary feeding period;

- Other liquid or powdered follow-up formulas made from milk of cows or other animals and containing appropriate ingredients or animal- or plant- derived ingredients which are presented or introduced as suitable to under-24 month infants but are not included in complementary foods in the nutritional structure for infants aged over 6 months.

Moreover, Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP also stipulates that nutritious complementary foods (below referred to as complementary foods) means ready-made semi-solid or solid foods containing 4 groups of ingredients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats and vitamins and minerals for additional use together with breast milk or breast milk substitutes for under-24 month infants.

View details at Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from March 01, 2015.

Le Hai

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