• Infant: 0-12 months of age
• Young children: 12 months – 3 years

• Infant formula: 0.4g per 100ml on a ready-to-drink basis
  **The component (inulin and oligofructose/fructo-oligosaccharide) shall not exceed 0.6g per 100ml
• Follow-up formula (suitable for infants after sixth months on and young children)

• Inulin/fructo-oligosaccharide helps increase intestinal bifidobacteria and helps maintain good intestinal environment
• Inulin/fructo-oligosaccharide is bifidogenic
• Inulin/fructo-oligosaccharide is prebiotic

Registration required for all kinds of food.
(Below mentioned categories all classified as High-risk food products)

• Infant: 0-12 months of age
• Young children: 1-3 years

• Formulated Complementary Foods
• Processed Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children
• Canned Baby Foods
• Provided it has been proven to be suitable and safe for their intended purposes & comply with Codex Guidelines.
• Infant Formula and Formulas for Special Medical Purposes Intended for Infants
• Permitted if able to provide other benefits that are similar to outcomes of populations of breastfed babies & compliance with Codex Guidelines.

Nutrition and Health Claims should be evaluated (& approved) by FDA based on compliance with Codex Guidelines.

• Infant: 0-12 months of age
• Young children: 1-3 years
• Children: 3 years and above (usually until 6 or 7 years old)

• Infant formula – 0-12 months
• Older infant formula – 6-12 months
• Infant cereal supplement food – 6-12 months
• Young children formula – 1-3 years

Used alone or in combination (including Oligolactose (lactose source), Polyfructose (chicory source) & Raffinose (Beet source), the total amount should not exceed 64.5g/kg.

Note: The amount used is limited to powdery products, which are converted to the corresponding dilution factor in the liquid state

“Infant formula” refers to liquid or powder products made only through physical methods, of which the main material is milk and milk protein products (in the case of milk-based infant formula), or soybean and soybean products (in the case of soybean-based infant formula), supplemented with a proper amount of vitamin, minerals and other supplementary materials, which are applicable to normal infants, where the energy and nutrition can satisfy the requirements of growth and development of normal infants of 0-6 months old.

Infant cereal supplement food is applicable for infants and young children, above 6 months.

• Formulated milk Powder (above 3 years of age): ≤64.5g/kg

“Formulated milk powder” is defined as raw milk (sheep) milk or its processed products as the main raw material, adding other raw materials, with or without adding food additives and nutrient enhancers, processed into a powdery product with a milk solid content of not less than 70%”

• Dietary fiber helps maintain normal bowel function
• Dietary fiber is a low energy substance
• “Source of” or “Contains dietary fiber”
• “High” or “rich in dietary fiber”

• Infant: 0-12 months of age

• Infant formula
• Infant milk formula/ infant milk preparation (≤12 months of age).

Galacto-oligosaccharides, long chain inulin and oligofructose produced from inulin, in an amount not exceeding a total level of 0.8 g per 100 ml of infant formula.

Note that claims should not in any way imply that the infant formula is enriched, fortified, or is an excellent source of these ingredients.

Acceptable claims: “With inulin”, “Added with GOS”, “Contains GOS”

Additional info: Prebiotic blend of Galacto-oligosaccharides and long chain Fructo-oligosaccharide – claim only for food for children, 3 to 6 years of age: “Prebiotic blend (galacto-oligosaccharides and long chain fructo-oligosaccharides) support the child’s natural defences”

Criteria: The combination of Galacto-oligosaccharides and long chain Fructo-oligosaccharide present in the product must be in ratio of 9:1

inulin from chicory

• Older Infant: 7-11 months of age
• Young children: 1-3 years

• Advanced Formula for ages 7 – 11 months: max 5 g/day
• Advanced Formula for ages 1-3 years: max 16 g/day

Claims referring to the presence of dietary fiber: “source of” or “high/rich in” are permitted for foods intended for young children.

Nutritional claims:

• Soluble dietary fiber (psyllium, beta glucan from oats and / or barley, inulin from chicory and pectin from fruits) can help maintain the functions of the digestive tract
• Soluble dietary fiber (psyllium, beta glucan from oats and / or barley, inulin from chicory and pectin from fruits) can help reduce blood cholesterol levels if accompanied by a diet low in saturated fat and low cholesterol
• Insoluble food fiber can help facilitate bowel movements (laxatives), if accompanied by drinking enough water

FOS and GOS may be added to the follow-up formula in the following manner: 0.8g /100ml in a combination of oligogalactosyl lactose (90%) and high molecular weight oligofrucosyl sucrose (10%)

• Infant: 0-12 months of age
• Older infant: 6-12 months of age
• Young children: 1-3 years

• Modified Milk for Infant and modified Milk of Uniform Formula for Infant and Children.
• Food for Infant and Food of Uniform Formula for Infant and Small Children.
• Supplementary Food for Infants and Young Children.

Dosage: follow regulation of Codex advisory lists of nutrient compounds for use in foods for special dietary uses intended for infants and young children CAC/GL 10-1979.

Thai FDA does not have a maximum limit but has reference information about the proper consumption for that food product. Manufacturer needs to have GMP.

Dietary Fiber claim: Increased stool bulks in digestive tract helps stimulate bowel movement.