How to understand the population age group in the National Food Safety Standard General Principles of Food for Special Medical Purpose?
The standard divides the applicable population age group into 1-10 years old and over 10 years old. Due to the large span of ages involved in each age group, companies can develop products suitable for different age groups combining with the actual clinical needs within the scope of meeting the requirements of the standard. For example, the product is marked as suitable for 1-3 years old, 3-7 years old, 3-10 years old and other people, its technical indicators should meet the requirements of products suitable for 1-10 years old in the standard; if the applicable population age range is over 10 years old, for example, the product is marked as suitable for 10-18 years old, over 10 years old, over 18 years old, over 50 years old, over 65 years old, its technical indicators should meet the requirements of products suitable for over 10 years old in the standard.
Source: Q&A for General Principles of Food for Special Medical Purpose (GB 29922-2013)
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