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producing microorganisms.
 (4) If food for infants is intended for infants under the age of 6 months, it must be formulated and manufactured to a consistency that minimises the risk of choking.
2.9.2—4 Additional compositional requirements for cereal-based food for infants from the age of 6 months
 (1) This section applies to cereal-based food for infants that:
 (a) contains more than 70% cereal, on a moisture free basis; and
 (b) is promoted as suitable for infants from the age of 6 months.
 (2) The food must contain at least 20 mg/100 g of iron on a moisture free basis.
 (3) The food may contain:
 (a) added iron in the following forms:
 (i) electrolytic iron; or
 (ii) reduced iron; or
 (iii) the forms permitted in the table to section S29—23; and
 (b) added thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin C, folate, magnesium in permitted forms set out in the table to section S29—23; and
 (c) added vitamin C to a maximum level of 90 mg/100 g on a moisture free basis.
2.9.2—5 Additional compositional requirements for cereal-based food for infants from the age of 4 months
 (1) This section applies to cereal-based food for infants that:
 (a) contains more than 70% cereal, on a moisture free basis; and
 (b) is promoted as suitable for infants from the age of 4 months.
 (2) The food may contain:
 (a) added iron in the following forms:
 (i) electrolytic iron; or
 (ii) reduced iron; or
 (iii) the forms permitted in the table to section S29—23; and
 (b) added vitamin C in the forms permitted in the table to section S29—23 to a maximum amount of 90 mg/100 g on a moisture free basis.
2.9.2—6 Additional compositional requirements for non-cereal-based food for infants
 (1) This section applies to food for infants other than cereal-based food for infants.
 (2) If the food is vegetable juice, fruit drink or fruit gel, it must contain no less than 25 mg/100 g of vitamin C.
 (3) If the food is a fruit-based food, it may contain vitamin C or folate or both in the permitted forms set out in the table to section S29—23.
2.9.2—7 Labelling
 (1) This section does not apply to packaged water.
 (2) The label on a package of food for infants must not include a recommendation, whether express or implied, that the food is suitable for infants under the age of 4 months.
 (3) For the labelling provisions, the required information relating to composition is:
 (a) a statement indicating the consistency of the food; and
 (b) a statement indicating the minimum age, expressed in numbers, of the infants for whom the food is recommended; and
 (c) if the food is recommended for infants under the age of