On June 21, the Food Standard Australia and New Zealand proposed a regulation on the “Removal of oligosaccharide prohibition in infant formula”.
The document proposes the following points:
- Relates to Combination in IFP of Inulin-type Fructans (ITF) and/or Galacto-oligosaccharides with Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT);
- LNnT is a human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) permitted to be added to IFP at a level similar to human milk;
- Combination of LNnT with ITF or Galacto-oligosaccharides in human health is safe for consumption;
- To amend the Code to permit the voluntary addition of four HMOs to IFP.
The draft is open for public comments until July 07, 2023.
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