| English |
| nutritional claim |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Countable; Singular
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| Definition |
Means any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular nutrition properties due to the energy (calorific value) it provides, provides at a reduced or increased rate, or does not provide, and/or due to the nutrients it contains, contains in reduced or increased proportions, or does not contain.
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| Definition source |
Food standards agency
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| Context |
The Commission will however consider whether specific provisions should be introduced in EU law to govern “functional claims “ (for example claims related to beneficial effects of a nutrient on certain normal bodily functions) and “nutritional claims” (such as claims which describe the presence, absence or the level of a nutrient, as the case may be, contained in a foodstuff or its value compared to similar foodstuffs).
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| Context source |
White Paper on Food safety COM(1999)719 final
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Related concept |
Functional claim, Labelling
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| fr |
Allégation nutritionnelle
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| it |
Indicazione nutrizionale
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| Reliability code |
3
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