The NHS Start For Life website, run by the DHSC, now advises parents to check food labels and choose products with the least amount of sugar and to not let babies or children suck directly from food pouches - which can increase their risk of tooth decay.

In addition, the website advises parents that they should not feed snacks to children under one.

The website also advises that parents should wait until their baby is around six months old before feeding solid foods, even if food labels say the products are suitable from four months.

The advice follows an investigation by BBC Panorama, which found baby food pouches from six leading UK brands failed to meet their key nutritional needs.

The move has been welcomed by campaigners critical of the way baby food manufacturers market their products as healthy options.