T/CFCA 0024-2021 Children's Drinks
T/CFCA 0024-2021
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Main technical content: With the continuous improvement of living standards and consumption awareness, people's demand for healthy and nutritious food is increasing, especially for children's food, which parents pay particular attention to. The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the National Administration for Market Regulation, and the National Health Commission have formulated documents such as the "Regulations on Food Safety and Nutrition Health Management in Schools", the "Guiding Opinions on Implementing the Main Responsibility and Strengthening Campus Food Safety Management", and the "Guide for Building Nutrition and Healthy Schools", which all indicate the country's attention to children's diet, aiming to guide students to eat healthily and reduce the intake of sugar, salt, and fat. At the same time, it also reflects that the current situation of children's diet does not meet the needs of their growth. The release of documents such as the "National Nutrition Plan (2017-2030)" also shows that the country pays more attention to the nutrition of the whole population and is accelerating the transformation of food processing towards nutrition. The "Guide for Building Nutrition and Healthy Schools" clearly stipulates that schools are not allowed to sell high-salt, high-sugar, and high-fat foods and alcoholic beverages. Beverages are a food that children often consume. According to the market survey of the drafting group members, when consumers buy children's beverages now, they pay more attention to indicators such as the sugar content of the beverages, whether they contain trans fatty acids, whether they are carbonated beverages, and whether they are coffee beverages. However, the current beverage standards do not distinguish between those suitable for children and those suitable for adults, and they do not set requirements for indicators such as sugar content. There is a standard gap in the market for beverages suitable for children, and bev