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Proposals for a Revision of Regulation (EC) 1924/2006

Bernd Haber, Andreas Meisterernst


Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims (HCR) is the subject-matter of permanent debate. This law initiated a “learning process”1 which keeps the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Member States, the Scientific Community and all stakeholders occupied. Four years after its entry into force the authors assess the state of the discussion process and identify 12 points which should be taken into consideration for a revision of the HCR. In a second step they develop proposals for the improvement of this piece of legislation which could bring peace to some of the disputes and clarify controversially interpreted provisions. The subjects are HCR and Regulation (EC) 258/97 (novel food), reduction of disease risk claims, nutrient profiles, scientific substantiation, botanicals and traditional use, nutrition claims, the distinction between nutrition and health claims, comparative claims, simplification of the application procedures, data protection, Community list and transitional measures as well as the treatment of ambivalent substances.

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