Retained EU Law SI 2006 United Kingdom

Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator7 Trader6 Any Person3 Applicant2

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

uri:annex/division/10 uri:annex/division/10 Regulated
  • Only use 'no added sugars' claims when product truly has none and label naturally occurring sugarsAny Person
uri:annex/division/22 uri:annex/division/22 Regulated
  • Only make 'increased nutrient' claims if content is 30% higherOperator
uri:annex/division/26 uri:annex/division/26 Regulated
  • Meet omega-3 composition requirements for claimsAny Person
uri:annex/division/28 uri:annex/division/28 Regulated
  • Only use 'high in monounsaturated fat' claims if fat thresholds are metOperator
uri:annex/division/5 uri:annex/division/5 Regulated
  • Use 'fat-free' only if fat ≤0.5g per 100g/ml; never 'X% fat-free'Any Person
uri:annex/division/9 uri:annex/division/9 Regulated
  • Only claim 'sugars-free' if sugar content is ≤0.5g per 100g/mlOperator
s.003 General principles for all claims (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Ensure food nutrition and health claims are honest and safeTrader
s.004 Conditions for the use of nutrition and health claims (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Ensure foods meet nutrient profiles before making health or nutrition claimsTrader
s.005 General conditions (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Ensure nutrition and health claims meet scientific and clarity standardsTrader
s.006 Scientific substantiation for claims (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Ensure nutrition and health claims are backed by scientific evidenceOperator
s.008 Specific conditions (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Use only approved nutrition claims on food labelsOperator
s.009 Comparative claims (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Use accurate data when making comparative nutrition claimsTrader
s.010 Specific conditions (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Ensure health claims on food are authorised and properly labelledTrader
s.015 Application for authorisation (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Apply for authorisation before using a new health claimApplicant
s.016 Opinion of the expert committee (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Expert committee must provide an opinion on health claim applicationsStatutory regulator
s.017 Authorisation by the appropriate authority (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Use authorised nutrition and health claims in accordance with conditionsOperator
s.018 Claims referred to in Article 13(5) (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Apply for approval of new health claims on foodOperator
s.019 Modification, suspension and revocation of authorisations (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Apply to modify an authorized health claimApplicant
s.020 ... Register (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FSA/FSS must maintain a public Register of nutrition and health claimsStatutory regulator
s.annex Nutrition claims and conditions applying to them Regulated
  • Follow strict rules when making nutrition claims on food labelsTrader
s.regulations: secretary of state Regulations: Secretary of State Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must follow specific procedures and obtain consent for rulesCrown / Minister / Government department
28 other provisions — procedural and definitional
uri:annex/division/11 uri:annex/division/11
uri:annex/division/12 uri:annex/division/12
uri:annex/division/16 uri:annex/division/16
uri:annex/division/17 uri:annex/division/17
uri:annex/division/20 uri:annex/division/20
uri:annex/division/27 uri:annex/division/27
uri:annex/division/29 uri:annex/division/29
uri:annex/division/30 uri:annex/division/30
uri:annex/division/8 uri:annex/division/8
s.001 Subject matter and scope (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Definitions (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Nutrition information (opens in a new tab)
s.011 National associations of medical, nutrition or dietetic professionals and health-related charities (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Restrictions on the use of certain health claims (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Health claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Reduction of disease risk claims and claims referring to children's development and health (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Data protection (opens in a new tab)
s.022 National provisions (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Notification procedure (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Safeguard measures (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Committee procedure (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Monitoring (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Evaluation (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Transitional measures (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Entry into force (opens in a new tab)
s.regulations: general Regulations: general
s.regulations: scottish ministers Regulations: Scottish Ministers
s.regulations: welsh ministers Regulations: Welsh Ministers

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