Abstract:Infant Formula Food for Special Medical Purpose (IFFSMP), a special food designed according to the nutritional requirements of infants suffering from special disorders, diseases or medical conditions, is the main food source for those infants. However, in recent years, some solid beverages should have been illegally sold as IFFSMP frequently by some unscrupulous enterprises, harming the health and growth of infants. In order to deepen the social understanding of IFFSMP, promote the healthy development of industry, and guarantee the life and health of those special infants, this paper summarizes and compares the regulations and standards for the supervision of IFFSMP in domestic and abroad, and analyzes the current status on the approval of IFFSMP in China. The differences of IFFSMP, solid beverages, and common infant formula milk powder are also introduced. This review also dissects the reasons why the sales of solid beverages pretending to be IFFSMP have been repeatedly banned. The suggestion of further strengthening the supervision of IFFSMP is put forward.
