Guidance

Great Britain nutrition and health claims (NHC) register

Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 31 December 2020
• Last updated: 27 February 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Great Britain nutrition and health claims register

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Annex: health claims authorised on the basis of proprietary data

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Details

The Great Britain nutrition and health claims (NHC) register sets out all authorised and rejected nutrition and health claims.

Only authorised claims in the Great Britain NHC register may be used in Great Britain.

The annex to the Great Britain NHC register lists health claims authorised on the basis of proprietary (privately owned) data.

The register should be used with the guidance on nutrition and health claims on foods.

Published 31 December 2020
Last updated 27 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 27 February 2025

   Updated the 'Great Britain nutrition and health claims register': added 2 non-authorised claims (003UKNHCC for beta-glucan and 004UKNHCC for creatine); and corrected the wording of the non-authorised claim for 001UKNHCC, a combination of 10mg lutein, 2mg zeaxanthin and 10mg meso-zeaxanthin derived from the marigold plant.

2. 8 April 2024

   Updated the 'Great Britain nutrition and health claims register' to include one claim (002UKNHCC) with notes to the register.

3. 22 February 2022

   Replaced the ‘Annex to Great Britain nutrition and health claims register of health claims authorised on the basis of proprietary data’ with a more accessible ODS version, and updated the ‘Great Britain nutrition and health claims register’ following the UK’s departure from the EU. One claim (001UKNHCC) and additional notes have been added to the register.

4. 25 January 2021

   Updated the 'Great Britain nutrition and health claims register' to include a new sheet that lists the nutrition claims on the register.

5. 12 January 2021

   Added link in details section to guidance on nutrition and health claims on foods.

6. 31 December 2020

   First published.