What are food and nutrition claims? With this video we give you the basic information you need to know about what are the claims in the food field, how they are classified and what are the rules that regulate them.
Claims are any information, not mandatory by EU or national regulations, provided on the labeling or advertising of a food product, in order to highlight its nutritional or health properties. 🧾
Claims are regulated by the European regulation Regulation (EU) No. 1924/2006, which establishes the requirements they must meet in order to be legal. 👩🏻⚖️
In the case of nutrition claims, the regulation states that they must be supported by scientific evidence, and that they must be clear, accurate and not misleading.
For their part, health claims, the regulations state that they must be authorized by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). 🗂
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Definition of declarations
00:31 Regulation of claims and types of claims
03:03 European Regulations and AESAN Guide
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VIDEO SUMMARY
1. Claims in the food area are messages that are not mandatory by EU or national regulations, suggesting special characteristics of a food, including images in advertising.
2. Regulation 1924/2006 regulates claims in the advertising, labeling and presentation of food, differentiating between nutrition claims and health claims.
3. Nutrition claims refer to the nutritional characteristics of a food, such as "source of fiber" or "no added sugars".
4. Health claims imply the relationship between the consumption of a food and health, such as "protein contributes to muscle mass gain".
5. There are four groups of health claims, including those related to children, disease risk reduction and herbal claims, some of which are pending authorization. Both types of claims are regulated by European regulations and may require additional warnings.
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