Commission Regulation (EU) No 666/2011 of 11 July 2011 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

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) No 666/2011
• Articles: 3

Article 1

1.   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.

2.   However, products bearing these health claims placed on the market or labelled prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation may remain on the market for a maximum period of 6 months after that date.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

REJECTED HEALTH CLAIMS

Application – Relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

Nutrient, substance, food or food category

Claim

EFSA opinion reference

Article 13(5) health claim based on newly developed scientific evidence and/or including a request for the protection of proprietary data

Synbio

Synbio persists in the intestinal tract and favours the natural regularity contributing to maintain and improve human intestinal well-being

Q-2009-00889

Article 13(5) health claim based on newly developed scientific evidence and/or including a request for the protection of proprietary data

Silymarin BIO-C®

Suggested for improving the physiological production of breast milk during breast feeding

Q-2009-00957