据欧盟网站消息,3月9日欧盟发布(EU)2015/391委员会条例,否决三项与儿童健康发育有关的健康声称。
这包括β-棕榈酸盐(Beta-palmitate)有助排便、胆碱有助三岁以下婴幼儿大脑发育、复合碳水化合物有助饱感。
本法规自发布之日第20日起生效。
部分原文报道如下:
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 health claims made on foods are prohibited unless they are authorised by the Commission in accordance with that Regulation and included in a list of permitted claims.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 also provides that applications for authorisations of health claims may be submitted by food business operators to the national competent authority of a Member State. The national competent authority is to forward valid applications to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), hereinafter referred to as 'the Authority‘。
原文链接:http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2015.065.01.0015.01.ENG