Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of
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Food Law News - EU - 2015
DoH Interested Parties Bulletin, 15 April 2015
HEALTH CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission’s Working Group meeting on health claims, 31 March 2015
The Department of Health has provided a summary of the discussion on a large number of health claims, and on a number of applications for terms as generic descriptors at the meeting on the 8th June 2015. The following is a listing of the subjects covered in the Bulletin.
A copy of the Bulletin is available on this site. See: Update from the European Commission’s Working Group meeting on health claims, 31 March 2015
- 1.Discussion on a draft Commission Regulation authorising a health claim related to Monacolin K and maintenance of normal blood LDL-cholesterol concentrations and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (EFSA opinion Q-2012-00736).
- 2. Discussion on a draft Commission Regulation authorising a health claim made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk, related to Monacolin K and maintenance of normal blood LDL-cholesterol concentrations (EFSA opinions Q-2012-00968). Article 14(1)(a) claim.
- 3. Discussion on draft Commission Regulation authorising certain health claims related to non-fermentable carbohydrates and maintenance of tooth mineralisation by decreasing tooth demineralisation (EFSA opinion Q-2013-00040); and to non-digestible carbohydrates and a reduction of post-prandial glycaemic responses (EFSA opinions Q-2013-00615, Q-2014-00073 Q-2014-00044)
- 4. Discussion on a draft Commission 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 (EFSA opinions Q-2013-00974, Q-2014-00127, Q-2014-00126, Q-2014-00153)
- 5. Discussion on a draft Commission Regulation authorising a health claim related to “native chicory inulin” and maintenance of normal defecation by increasing stool frequency (EFSA opinion Q-2014-00403)
- 6. New Article 13.5 claims – Presentation of new EFSA opinions: Q-2014-00554, Q-2014-00556, Q-2014-00557, Q-2014-00555
- 7. Discussion on a draft Commission Regulation refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk, related to L-tug lycopene and reduction of blood LDL-cholesterol (EFSA opinion Q-2014-00590) – SANTE/104497/2015
- 8. Discussion on a draft Commission Regulation authorising a health claim made on foods and referring to children's development and health, related to ALA and contribution to brain development (EFSA opinion Q-2008-666)
- 9. Application for the term 'probiotico' to be used as generic descriptor in Italy (Art. 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006)
- 10. Exchange of views on the use of the statement “suitable for diabetics”
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