Foodlaw-Reading Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Food Law News - EU - 2018

Council Minutes, 18 June 2018

CLAIMS – Council Discussions: Health claims on foods

The following is an extract from the Minutes of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting held on the 18th June 2018:

The Council decided not to oppose the adoption of the following two Commission regulations on health claims made on foods:

• a regulation refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health. (8508/18 + ADD 1)
• a regulation refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk (8547/18 + ADD 1)

The Commission regulations are subject to the so-called "regulatory procedure with scrutiny". This means that the Commission may adopt them, unless the Council or the European Parliament objects.