Infant formula is specially designed formulation for infants younger than one year of age. Infant formula is considered a substitute for breast milk. These products are mostly available in powdered form, which is mixed with water. Baby food is prepared for children between the ages of four months to two years.1 What distinguishes this food category from the rest of the food industry is the relative importance that must be placed on certain elements of product development, namely safety, product purity (i.e., clean label), and the appropriateness to the child's developmental stages. Although convenience and nutrition are not unique to the baby food category, they are major drivers that influence practically every aspect of product and package development. With a few exceptions, infant and toddler products are shelf-stable and represent a fairly broad cross-section of food types. From a total quality standpoint, extra care is needed to meet the regulatory requirements, to cultivate supplier-grower relationships, to maintain state-of-the-art quality systems, and to ensure that ingredients meet strict specifications. Internationally, the required components for formulas are set by the Codex Alimentarius, a joint food standards program overseen by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Health Organization. Individual countries can also set additional guidelines. Figure 1 shows the components of infant formula based on the requirements set by Codex