Food Law News - EU - 2015
DoH Interested Parties Bulletin, 25 June 2015
HEALTH CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on health claims, 8th June 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. For more details, see 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, 8th June 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). and
- 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 a draft Commission Regulation authorising a health claim related to glycaemic carbohydrates and cognitive function and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (EFSA opinion Q-2014-00555)
- 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-2014-00097, Q-2014-00058)
- 5. Discussion on a draft Commission Regulation refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (EFSA opinions Q-2014-00012)
- 6. New Article 13(5) claims – Presentation of new EFSA opinions: Q-2014-00673, Q-2014-00566, Q-2014-00405, Q-2014-00624, Q-2014-00567
- 7. Discussion on a draft Commission Regulation authorising certain health claim made on foods and referring to children's development and health (EFSA opinions: Q-2009-00455, Q-2008-183, Q-2009-00197, Q-2008-150, Q-2008-160, Q-2008-199, Q-2008-184, Q-2008-186, Q-2008-147, Q-2008-176, Q-2008-144, Q-2008-145, Q-2008-178, Q-2008-189, Q-2008-159, Q-2008-190, Q-2014-00059)
- 8. New Article 14(1)(b) claims – Presentation of new EFSA opinions: Q-2014-00826
- 9. Presentation and exchange of views on EFSA's Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine
- 10. Generic Descriptors – Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006