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do not apply if:

               (a)  the minimum amount of combined cysteine and methionine in the infant formula and follow-on formula is not less than 15 mg per 100 kJ; and

               (b) the ratio of methionine to cysteine in the infant formula and follow-on formula is less than 2 to1.

            (7) The minimum levels specified in the table to section S29—3 for phenylalanine and for tyrosine do not apply if:

               (a)  the minimum amount of combined phenylalanine and tyrosine in the infant formula and follow-on formula is not less than 37 mg per 100 kJ; and

               (b) the ratio of tyrosine to phenylalanine in the infant formula and follow-on formula is less than 2 to 1.

            (8) Despite subsections (5), (6) and (7), L-amino acids listed in the table to section S29—3 must only be added to infant formula or follow-on formula in an amount necessary to improve protein quality.

           2.9.1—7 Fat requirements

            (1) Infant formula and follow-on formula must:

               (a) have a fat content of no less than 1.1 g/100 kJ and no more than
              1.4 g/100 kJ; and
               (b) have a ratio of linoleic acid to α-linolenic acid of no less than 5 to 1 and no more than 15 to 1; and
               (c) contain no less than:
                   (i) 90 mg/100 kJ of linoleic acid; and
                   (ii) 12 mg/100 kJ of α-linolenic acid; and
                   Note.  It is recommended that infant formula and follow-on formula contain not more than 335 mg/100 kJ of linoleic acid. This amount is a Guidance Upper Level and a recommended upper level for this nutrient which poses no significant risks on the basis of current scientific knowledge. These levels are values derived on the basis of meeting nutritional requirements of infants and an established history of apparent safe use. This Guidance Upper Level should not be exceeded unless a higher nutrient level cannot be avoided due to high or variable contents in constituents of infant formulas and follow-on formula or due to technological reasons.
               (d) have an arachidonic acid (20 to 4 n-6) content of equal to or more than docosahexaenoic acid (22 to 6 n-3) content; and
               (e) contain no less than 0.5 mg of vitamin E per gram of polyunsaturated fatty acids; and
               (f) for any long chain *polyunsaturated fatty acids that are present—have an eicosapentaenoic acid (20 to 5 n-3) content of no more than the docosahexaenoic acid (22 to 6 n-3) content; and
               (g) for a fatty acid listed in Column 1 of the table to section S29—4 and present in the formula—contain not more than the maximum amount (if any) specified in Column 2 of the table for that fatty acid.
            (2)  Infant formula and follow-on formula may only contain