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Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods
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1 . The use of nutrition and health claims shall only be permitted if the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the presence, absence or reduced content in a food or category of food of a nutrient or other substance in respect of which the claim is made has been shown to have a beneficial nutritional or physiological effect, as established by generally accepted scientific evidence;
(b) the nutrient or other substance for which the claim is made:
is contained in the final product in a significant quantity as defined in [F1applicable enactments] or, where such rules do not exist, in a quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific evidence; or
is not present or is present in a reduced quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific evidence;
(c) where applicable, the nutrient or other substance for which the claim is made is in a form that is available to be used by the body;
(d) the quantity of the product that can reasonably be expected to be consumed provides a significant quantity of the nutrient or other substance to which the claim relates, as defined in [F2applicable enactments] or, where such rules do not exist, a significant quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific evidence;
(e) compliance with the specific conditions set out in Chapter III or Chapter IV as the case may be.
2 . The use of nutrition and health claims shall only be permitted if the average consumer can be expected to understand the beneficial effects as expressed in the claim.
3 . Nutrition and health claims shall refer to the food ready for consumption in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.]
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X1Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (Official Journal of the European Union L 404 of 30 December 2006).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 5(1)(b)(i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 17(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 5(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 17(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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