Australia and New Zealand Approves 2′-FL Combined with GOS and/or ITF in Infant Formula Products

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) assessed an application to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit the voluntary combination of 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL) with galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and/or inulin-type fructans (ITF) in infant formula products. 2′-FL, GOS and ITF are non-digestible carbohydrates (oligosaccharides). The Code currently permits 2′-FL, GOS and ITF to be added separately to Infant Formula Products (IFP) but prohibits the addition of 2-FL to IFP in combination with GOS and/or ITF. The approved draft variation will amend section 2.9.1—7 of the Code by removing the prohibition against the use of 2′ FL in combination with GOS and/or ITF in IFP, and include an exclusive use permission for the Applicants combination of 2′-FL with GOS and/or ITF in IFP for a period of 15 months after gazettal of the approved draft variation.