General principles for all claims
- Ensure food nutrition and health claims are honest and safe Trader
Retained EU Law
2006
United Kingdom
Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
15 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Trader 6
- Operator 4
- Applicant 2
Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Traders also bound by 223 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 418 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 39 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 37 duties
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 2018 33 duties
- Consumer Credit Act 1974 1974 31 duties
Operators also bound by 128 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 71 duties
- Payment Services Regulations 2017 2017 41 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 34 duties
- The Quarries Regulations 1999 1999 31 duties
- Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 2015 22 duties
Applicants also bound by 149 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 22 duties
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 20 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 20 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 12 duties
- Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 2017 10 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Conditions for the use of nutrition and health claims
- Ensure foods meet nutrient profiles before making health or nutrition claims Trader
General conditions
- Ensure nutrition and health claims meet scientific and clarity standards Trader
Scientific substantiation for claims
- Ensure nutrition and health claims are backed by scientific evidence Operator
Specific conditions
- Use only approved nutrition claims on food labels Operator
Comparative claims
- Use accurate data when making comparative nutrition claims Trader
Specific conditions
- Ensure health claims on food are authorised and properly labelled Trader
Application for authorisation
- Apply for authorisation before using a new health claim Applicant
Opinion of the expert committee
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Expert committee must provide an opinion on health claim applications Statutory regulator
Authorisation by the appropriate authority
- Use authorised nutrition and health claims in accordance with conditions Operator
Claims referred to in Article 13(5)
- Apply for approval of new health claims on food Operator
Modification, suspension and revocation of authorisations
- Apply to modify an authorized health claim Applicant
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Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA/FSS must maintain a public Register of nutrition and health claims Statutory regulator
Nutrition claims and conditions applying to them
- Follow strict rules when making nutrition claims on food labels Trader
Regulations: Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must follow specific procedures and obtain consent for rules Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 19 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Subject matter and scope
Definitions
Nutrition information
National associations of medical, nutrition or dietetic professionals and health-related charities
Restrictions on the use of certain health claims
Health claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health
Reduction of disease risk claims and claims referring to children's development and health
Data protection
National provisions
Notification procedure
Safeguard measures
Committee procedure
Monitoring
Evaluation
Transitional measures
Entry into force
Regulations: general
Regulations: Scottish Ministers
Regulations: Welsh Ministers
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
FSA
PrimaryFood Standards Agency
Food safety and hygiene regulation across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Enforces food law, provides guidance to food businesses, investigates incidents. Approves …
Food safety and standards in Scotland. Independent public body with similar remit to FSA but for Scotland specifically. Administers Food Hygiene Information …
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