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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Decree amending the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Decree on the fortification of skimmed homogenised milk with vitamin D

Notification Number:

2025/0503/FI (Finland)

Date received:

05/09/2025

End of Standstill:

08/12/2025

Draft Text:

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1. MSG 001 IND 2025 0503 FI EN 05-09-2025 FI NOTIF

2. Finland

3A. Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
Työllisyys ja toimivat markkinat -osasto
PL 32
FI-00023 VALTIONEUVOSTO
maaraykset.tekniset.tem@gov.fi
puh. +358 29 504 7022

3B. Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
Ruokaosasto
PL 30
FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto

4. 2025/0503/FI - C00A - AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FOODSTUFFS

5. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Decree amending the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Decree on the fortification of skimmed homogenised milk with vitamin D

6. Homogenised milk

7.
Regulation (EC) N° 1925/2006 concerning the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to foods: Article 12
Homogenised milk

8. The draft Decree amends the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Decree 754/2016 on the vitamin D fortification of homogenised skimmed milk by adding a corresponding requirement for the vitamin D fortification of skimmed homogenised buttermilk. The amount of vitamin D shall be at least 1 µg per 100 ml of homogenised skimmed butter milk. Skimmed buttermilk is a milk product made from skimmed milk by fermentation with lactic acid bacteria. The Decree also applies to organic butter milk.
The provisions in Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods are applied in the Decree. According to Article 12 of the aforementioned Regulation, if a Member State considers it necessary to adopt new legislation, it shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the envisaged measures and give the reasons justifying them. Measures may be taken after only six months, provided the Commission does not object to the Member State’s proposal.
The requirements of the Regulation do not apply to milk or butter milk lawfully produced in another EU Member State or EEA country. The requirements of the Regulation shall, however, apply to homogenised skimmed milk and buttermilk that are produced in another EU Member State or EEA country in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products.

9. “The majority of liquid dairy products as well as spreadable fats in Finland contain vitamin D in accordance with the recommendation issued by the National Nutrition Council. 1µg of vitamin D₃ per 100 ml of milk and 20 µg of vitamin D₃ per 100 g of edible fat, respectively. Since operators add vitamin D voluntarily to these product groups, legislation regarding this enrichment, which is significant with regard to national nutrition, has not been necessary.

Vitamin D intake may still be low. Adequate intake is particularly important for young people because of their growing bone mass and for older people because of their increased need. For children and young people, vitamin D-fortified dairy products are the main source of vitamin D, and therefore the use of fortified low-fat milk is recommended in schools and daycare centres in connection with meals.
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, vitamins or minerals may not be added to organic foodstuffs unless such addition is made mandatory under legislation. In Finland, the fortification of skimmed milk and organic milk with vitamin D was made mandatory in 2016, and the purpose of this amendment is to make the fortification of skimmed buttermilk and organic buttermilk with vitamin D mandatory as well. The vitamin D must contain 1μg of vitamin D₃ per 100 ml. The proposal concerns only skimmed milk and buttermilk, as this is considered nutritionally advisable.

10. Basic text references: The basic texts have been provided in connection with an earlier notification:
2015/0583/FIN

11. No

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13. No

14. No

15. No

16.
TBT aspects: No

SPS aspects: No

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Disclosed messages

message-id	Year	Number	Country	Type	Title	Date received	Is answer to
112970	2025	2426	COMEuropean Commission	003	Receipt of the draft text	05-09-2025
112971	2025	2427	COMEuropean Commission	037	Competitiveness analysis	05-09-2025
113309	2025	2765	COMEuropean Commission	301	Request for supplementary information	08-10-2025
113551	2025	3007	FIFinland	201	Answer of the notifying Member State	20-10-2025	2025-2765
114102	2025	3557	COMEuropean Commission	007	Communication: General Information from the Commission or Member States	10-12-2025

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