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DHSC News Items, 26 March 2019
The following have been published by the Department of Health and Social Care:
Guidance Bulletin: The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: Practical Changes for Industry
This document sets out practical changes to nutrition legislation for food business operators if the UK leaves the EU without a deal in place. The following documents will be published before exit day:
Guidance Bulletin: The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: Practical Changes for Industry A copy of this publication is available on this site (click on image). Provided uder the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: . |
Claims
The UK nutrition and health claims register sets out all authorised and rejected nutrition and health claims. In the event of a no-deal EU Exit, only authorised claims in the register may be used in the UK. The annex to the register lists health claims authorised on the basis of proprietary (privately owned) data. The register should be used with the following guidance: The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: practical changes for industry (see above).
See the following (note: copies of these are not available on this site):
Article 13.1 health claims considered as ‘on-hold’
This spreadsheet sets out the ‘on hold’ health claims that may continue to be used in the UK in the event of a no-deal EU Exit. The claims may be used subject to the conditions set out in the following guidance:
Vitamins and Minerals added to foods
This UK register specifies which vitamins and minerals may be added to foods, and any substances that are banned or restricted, in the event of a no-deal EU Exit. It includes:
The register should be used with the following guidance: The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: practical changes for industry (see above).
See: UK register on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods