EFSA J. 2017 Aug 14;15(8):e04969. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4969. eCollection 2017 Aug.
In 2016, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received a mandate from the European Commission to update its 2009 opinion on the appropriate age for introduction of complementary feeding of infants. In order to retrieve data on health outcomes related to the age of introduction of complementary food, a systematic literature review will be conducted in line with the EFSA guidance on the application of systematic review methodology to food and feed safety assessments to support decision making. These data will be considered together with data on the nutritional adequacy of exclusive breastfeeding or formula feeding at different ages and with data on neuromuscular, gastrointestinal and renal development which may affect the capacity of the infant to introduce non-milk foods in the diet as the basis for the scientific assessment. This protocol serves as a basis for conducting the systematic literature search aiming to retrieve data on health outcomes related to the age of introduction of complementary food. As EFSA wished to seek advice from stakeholders on the draft protocol for the systematic literature review, the NDA Panel endorsed the draft protocol for public consultation on 1 February 2017. The consultation was open from 16 February to 23 March 2017 (5 weeks).
2016年，欧洲食品安全局（EFSA）接到欧盟委员会的指令，要求更新其2009年关于婴儿引入辅食适宜年龄的意见。为获取与辅食引入年龄相关的健康结果数据，将根据EFSA关于将系统评价方法应用于食品和饲料安全评估以支持决策的指南，开展一项系统文献综述。这些数据将与不同年龄纯母乳喂养或配方奶喂养的营养充足性数据，以及可能影响婴儿在饮食中引入非奶类食物能力的神经肌肉、胃肠道和肾脏发育数据一同考虑，作为科学评估的基础。本方案作为开展系统文献检索的基础，旨在获取与辅食引入年龄相关的健康结果数据。由于EFSA希望就系统文献综述的方案草案征求利益相关方的意见，营养与新食品专家组于2017年2月1日批准了供公众咨询的方案草案。咨询于2017年2月16日至3月23日开放（为期5周）。
