Nutrition and health claims made on foods
European Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods seeks to protect consumers from misleading or false claims.
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The regulation also makes it easier for manufacturers to identify nutrition and health claims that can be used on any specific food product. For example, a product which claims to be ‘low fat’ must contain no more than 3g of fat per 100g (for a solid) or no more than 1.5g fat per 100ml (for a liquid).
The Department of Health published guidance which is intended to help food business operators comply with these regulations. We have also produced a new, 4 page, quick start guide to the guidance.