FoodDrinkEurope takes note of Member States’ support for the European Commission’s draft Regulation on Article 13.1 health claims in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH).

Food manufacturers welcome the agreement among Member States on a total of 222 health claims as an important next step in the process towards the adoption of a final list of approved health claims permitted on the EU market. FoodDrinkEurope now looks to the European Parliament to support the adoption of the list when the latter is submitted to the Parliament under the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny (RPS) in the coming weeks. Agreement on the EU list will help to create a level playing field on which manufacturers can compete and innovate their products for the future, backed up by legal certainty.  This will also provide consumers with information on the beneficial properties of nutrients and other substances in food and drink products, underpinned by science, helping them to make informed food choices, contributing to balanced diets and healthy lifestyles.