Fluoride Working Group Meeting Book (December 14, 2017)

Regulating body

Units

Minimum Maximum

Australia/New Zealand

- F content > 17 ʅŐͬϭϬϬ Ŭ: ;у ϱϬ ђŐͬϭϬϬŐͿ “powdered/concentrated infant formula OR - & ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ х Ϭ͘ϭϱ ŵŐ ƉĞƌ ϭϬϬ ŵ>͕ ͚ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ drink’ formula

China

-

- -

-

Codex Standard 72- 1981

ђŐͬϭϬϬ ŬĐĂů (RTF ) ђŐͬϭϬϬ ŬĐĂů (RTF)

100 * ;у ϲϱ ђŐͬϭϬϬŐͿ 100 ;у ϲϱ ђŐͬϭϬϬŐͿ

EU: 2006/141/EC (infant formula)

-

- **

EU: 609/2013/EC (medical foods)

-

-

h^ ͕ & &Z Ϯϭ WĂƌƚ ϭϬϳ

-

-

* Codex states that fluoride must not be added to infant formula ** 609/2013/EU permits NaF and KF to be added to medical foods

September 2016

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References 1-7 are listed in slide 16

Country

Infant formula, Avg (mg/kg)

Infant formula, Avg RTF ( μ g/100g)

Soya products Range (mg/kg)

Soya products Range RTF ( μ g/100g)

Australia 1 Canada 2

0.49 0.23 1.73 0.29 0.41 Ϭ͘ϰϱ Ϭ͘Ϯϱ

6.1 2.9

1.08 - 2.80

ϭϯ͘ϱ – ϯϱ͘Ϭ

Iran 3

21.6

WŽůĂŶĚ 4 Japan ϱ

3.6 ϱ͘ϭ ϱ͘ϱ

ϭϱ - 104 11.2 – 30

USA 6 U.K 7

0.9 – Ϯ͘ϱ

3 2.4 – 3.4 Cows milk: 0.7- ϯϱ μ ŐͬϭϬϬŵ> ŽĨ & ͬ Breast milk: 0.4 – Ϯ ђŐͬϭϬϬŵ> ŽĨ & ;various studies) September 2016 4 0.02 - 0.28