In recent years, the demand for younger children's snacks is increasing. At present, some children's snacks on the market, including puffs, dissolved beans, candy, jelly, potatoes and biscuits, are very popular. Moreover, such children's snacks also tend to be closer to younger babies in packaging and publicity, and some studies even have subdivided baby zero food categories.
According to the regulations, complementary food for infants refers to cereal complementary food for infants and canned complementary food for infants and young children aged 6 -36 months, as well as complementary food and nutritional supplements for infants and young children aged 6 -36 months and 37 -60 months.
The value of children's snacks
Snacks and complementary foods are far from each other, and they can't be compared. Although complementary food is not as strict as milk powder in terms of standards and supervision, there are very specific and detailed regulations on infant complementary food standards in China. At present, the safety standards for infant milk powder and complementary food cover 0 to 3 years old. And soon, it is possible to refer to milk powder, and complementary food will also be registered.
In view of the safety problem of "children's food", the China Consumers Association has issued a consumption warning, pointing out that in China, there is no concept of "children's food" and related food standards except the essential food for infants under 3 years old. Even foods marked with "children" or with children's heads (cartoons) can only be managed according to ordinary food standards.