Food safety for infant formula manufacturing
There are food safety requirements you must meet if you manufacture dairy-based:
- infant formula products (for example, infant formula and follow-on formula)
- formulated supplementary foods for young children.
There are also requirements to meet if you manufacture dairy-based ingredients represented as intended for use in any of these products. This does not include ingredients that make up less than 5% of the final product.
Find the requirements in:
This notice covers:
- premises, equipment, and personnel
- cleaning and maintenance
- raw materials and formulations
- manufacture
- validation
- on-site verification.
You must also meet the regular requirements for dairy products. These can be found in:
Animal Product Notice: Production, Supply and Processing [PDF, 1.9 MB]
You must also meet Food Standards Code requirements:
Food Standards Code – Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Exporting infant formula
If you are exporting infant formula, there are export requirements you must meet:
Animal Products Notice: Export Requirements for Infant Formula Products and Formulated Supplementary Foods for Young Children [PDF, 211 KB]
Overseas market access requirements (OMARs) – Search OMARs by country/market
Find out more about exporting infant formula:
Register as an infant formula, milk powder, or dairy exporter
Who to contact
If you have questions about requirements for manufacturing infant formula, email info@mpi.govt.nz
