Food safety for infant formula and formulated supplementary foods for young children
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 the Animal Products Notice: Manufacture of Dairy Based Infant Formula Products and Formulated Supplementary Foods for Young Children [PDF, 436 KB]
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 are in the Animal Product Notice: Production, Supply and Processing [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Infant formula composition and labelling requirements
In August 2024, the New Zealand Government opted out of the changes made under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Proposal (P1028 Infant Formula) .
As a result, the labelling and compositional requirements for infant formula products in New Zealand are in the previous version of the Food Standards Code as of 12 September 2024 (prior to the gazettal of changes under P1028).
For the correct versions of the relevant infant formula product standards and schedules, refer to Infant formula products: composition and labelling requirements
Exporting infant formula
If you are exporting infant formula, there are export requirements you must meet.
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
