A child under the age of 2 years experiences an incredible change in diet in a short period of time: in the space of 24 months, the child progresses from breast milk to following milk, then is weaned, with the introduction of solid food, which may provoke allergic reactions. As this period is extremely sensitive, the European Union has established strict regulations for food products aimed at children under 2 years of age.

This rightly ensures the safety of these products, with high requirements regarding mycotoxins, pesticides and gluten:

between adult and child, limits on the presence of mycotoxins are divided 10 to 20 times.

the presence of major allergens must be controlled.

In this regulatory context, the baby food market requires high quality standards: reduced availability of raw materials, complex sourcing, advanced monitoring processes, etc.

Few stakeholders are able to make ingredients aimed at the baby food market. Thanks to its expertise in cereals, Limagrain has had a foothold for years on this market, supplying:

native corn and wheat flours used in baby cereals or jars,

functional flours or cereal mixtures used for product texturing, or

flour from soluble grains in milk-based beverages