Philippines Adopts Revised Codex Standard for Follow-Up Formula for Older Infants and Young Children Products (CXS 156-1987) as Technical Regulation

On July 14, 2025, the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued FDA Circular No. 2025-004, formally adopting the revised Codex Standard for Follow-Up Formula for Older Infants and Product/Drink for Young Children (CXS 156-1987) as technical regulation.

The new regulation harmonizes national standards with international requirements while ensuring continued compliance with the Philippines' National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (Executive Order No. 51). The FDA emphasized that this adoption aims to keep pace with advances in composition, quality factors, and purity requirements for follow-up formula and products for young children.