§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment his Department has made of the regulations applying to(a) children's food and (b) baby food; and if he will make a statement. [136565]
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§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 6 November 2000]: Foods for children and babies are subject to the same legislation as applies to foodstuffs generally. In addition there are specific regulations controlling the composition, labelling and (in the case of infant formula only) advertising of infant formula and baby foods. These regulations are amended from time to time to take account of advances in the scientific understanding of the needs of babies.