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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1229/2014 of 17 November 2014 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other            than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Regulation (EU) No 1229/2014                     

# of 17 November 2014

# refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and                        to children's development and health                     

# (Text with EEA relevance)

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 18(5) 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’, for a scientific assessment,                              as well as to the Commission and the Member States for information.

(3)The Authority is to deliver an opinion on the health claim concerned.

(4)The Commission is to decide on the authorisation of health claims taking into account the opinion delivered by the Authority.

(5)Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority                              was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of Tuscan black cabbage, ‘tri-coloured’                              Swiss chard, ‘bi-coloured’ spinach and ‘blu savoy’ cabbage and protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage (Question                              No EFSA-Q-2013-00574)(2). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘contributes to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative                              damage’.

(6)On 30 October 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded                              that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption                              of a combination of Tuscan black cabbage, ‘tri-coloured’ Swiss chard, ‘bi-coloured’ spinach and ‘blu savoy’ cabbage and the                              claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should                              not be authorised.

(7)Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority                              was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of red spinach, green spinach,                              red chicory, green chicory, green leaf chard, red leaf chard, red Swiss chard, golden Swiss chard and white Swiss chard and                              protection of blood lipids from oxidative damage (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00575)(3). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘contributes to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative                              damage’.

(8)On 30 October 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded                              that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption                              of a combination of red spinach, green spinach, red chicory, green chicory, green leaf chard, red leaf chard, red Swiss chard,                              golden Swiss chard and white Swiss chard and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements                              of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.

(9)Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority                              was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of Tuscan black cabbage, ‘tri-coloured’                              Swiss chard, ‘bi-coloured’ spinach and ‘blu savoy’ cabbage and maintenance of normal blood LDL-cholesterol concentration (Question                              No EFSA-Q-2013-00576)(4). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘maintains normal blood cholesterol concentration’.

(10)On 30 October 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded                              that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption                              of a combination of Tuscan black cabbage, ‘tri-coloured’ Swiss chard, ‘bi-coloured’ spinach and ‘blu savoy’ cabbage and the                              claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should                              not be authorised.

(11)Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority                              was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of red spinach, green spinach,                              red chicory, green chicory, green leaf chard, red leaf chard, red Swiss chard, golden Swiss chard and white Swiss chard and                              maintenance of normal blood LDL-cholesterol concentration (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00579)(5). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘maintain normal blood cholesterol concentrations’.

(12)On 30 October 2013, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded                              that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption                              of a combination of red spinach, green spinach, red chicory, green chicory, green leaf chard, red leaf chard, red Swiss chard,                              golden Swiss chard and white Swiss chard and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements                              of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.

(13)Following an application from Omikron Italia S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006,                              the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of diosmin, troxerutin                              and hesperidin and maintenance of normal venous-capillary permeability (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00353)(6). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘the flavonoid mixture containing 300 mg of diosmin, 300 mg of                              troxerutin and 100 mg of hesperidin is a useful co adjuvant in maintaining physiological venous-capillary permeability’.

(14)On 13 January 2014, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded                              that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption                              of a combination of diosmin, troxerutin and hesperidin and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with                              the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.

(15)Following an application from Omikron Italia S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006,                              the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of a combination of diosmin, troxerutin                              and hesperidin and maintenance of normal venous tone (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00354)(7). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘the flavonoid mixture containing 300 mg of diosmin, 300 mg of                              troxerutin and 100 mg of hesperidin is a useful co adjuvant in maintaining physiological venous tone’.

(16)On 13 January 2014, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded                              that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption                              of a combination of diosmin, troxerutin and hesperidin and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with                              the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.

(17)Following an application from Italsur S.r.l., submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority                              was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of the barley soup ‘Orzotto’ and protection of                              blood lipids from oxidative damage (Question No EFSA-Q-2013-00578)(8). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘contributes to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative                              damage’.

(18)On 10 January 2014, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority, which concluded                              that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption                              of the barley soup ‘Orzotto’ and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation                              (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised.

(19)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain                              and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

The health claims listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall not be included in the Union list of permitted claims as provided                     for in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.                  

# Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

Jean-Claude Juncker                            

## ANNEXU.K.Rejected health claims

1

OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 9.                           

2

The EFSA Journal 2013;11(10):3413.

3

The EFSA Journal 2013;11(10):3414.

4

The EFSA Journal 2013;11(10):3415.

5

The EFSA Journal 2013;11(10):3416.

6

The EFSA Journal 2014;12(1):3511.

7

The EFSA Journal 2014;12(1):3512.

8

The EFSA Journal 2014;12(1):3519.