Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading
Food Labelling in the UK - A supporting material page |
The following definitions, contained in Article 2(2) of EU Regulation 1924/2006 (as amended for the UK), apply when assessing legal requirements.
Term | Definition |
'claim' |
any message or representation, which is not mandatory under any enactment, including pictorial, graphic or symbolic representation, in any form, which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular characteristics; |
'nutrient' |
protein, carbohydrate, fat, fibre, sodium, vitamins and minerals listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, and substances which belong to or are components of one of those categories; |
‘nutrition claim’ |
any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties due to:
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'other substance' | a substance other than a nutrient that has a nutritional or physiological effect; |
‘health claim’ | any claim that states, suggests or implies that a relationship exists between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and health; |
'reduction of disease risk claim' |
any health claim that states, suggests or implies that the consumption of a food category, a food or one of its constituents significantly reduces a risk factor in the development of a human disease |
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