British Nutrition Foundation, London, UK.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2010 Nov;64 Suppl 3:S8-13. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.203.
Regulation on nutrition and health claims number (EC) No. 1924/2006 came into force in the European Union (EU) in 2007. The Regulation aims to ensure that claims are truthful and do not mislead consumers. It also aims to stimulate innovation to produce healthier food products in the food industry. Nutrition claims are defined in an annex to the Regulation that states the wording of permitted claims and the conditions of use. The scientific support for potential health claims is being assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), but consideration of other aspects and the final decision to accept or reject a claim lies with the European Commission. The final list of approved health claims was due to be published in early 2010, but work is behind schedule, and therefore decisions are being published in batches; the first batch of Article 13 claims based on generally accepted science was published in October 2009. Food composition data are vital in making accurate claims on food as the amount of the nutrient or food component in question must be defined. It is also important that the composition of a particular food or food category has been sufficiently defined in order for a health claim pertaining to this to be approved. In addition, to prevent claims being made on foods with a less healthy profile, nutrient profiles are being developed that will specify threshold amounts of saturated fat, sodium and sugar present in any product bearing a nutrition or health claim, and thus the composition of a food will be critical in determining whether it is eligible to carry a claim. Therefore, the access that the European Food Information Resource (EuroFIR) will provide to pan-European food composition data will be of great importance in making the Regulation workable. EuroFIR has been actively involved in EFSA's work on nutrient profiles, supplying data that have been used to develop the current profiling model. It is hoped that the EuroFIR Network and the not-for-profit organisation EuroFIR AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif, that has been established to take forward EuroFIR's work) can continue to provide guidance to stakeholders as the Regulation develops.
《营养和健康声称法规》（EC）No.1924/2006 于 2007 年在欧盟（EU）生效。该法规旨在确保声称真实，不误导消费者。它还旨在刺激食品行业生产更健康的食品产品的创新。营养声称在法规的附件中定义，规定了允许的声称用语和使用条件。欧洲食品安全局（EFSA）正在评估潜在健康声称的科学依据，但对其他方面的考虑和接受或拒绝声称的最终决定由欧盟委员会负责。经批准的健康声称的最终清单原定于 2010 年初公布，但工作进度落后，因此决定分批公布；第一批基于普遍接受的科学的第 13 条声称于 2009 年 10 月公布。在对食品做出准确声称时，食品成分数据至关重要，因为必须定义所讨论的营养素或食品成分的数量。同样重要的是，必须充分定义特定食品或食品类别的成分，以便批准与之相关的健康声称。此外，为了防止对健康状况较差的食品做出声称，正在制定营养成分谱，该谱将指定任何带有营养或健康声称的产品中存在的饱和脂肪、钠和糖的阈值量，因此食品的成分对于确定其是否有资格进行声称至关重要。因此，欧洲食品信息资源（EuroFIR）提供的泛欧食品成分数据将对该法规的实施具有重要意义。EuroFIR 一直积极参与 EFSA 的营养成分谱工作，提供的数据已用于开发当前的分析模型。希望 EuroFIR 网络和非营利组织 EuroFIR AISBL（成立该组织是为了推进 EuroFIR 的工作）能够随着法规的发展继续为利益相关者提供指导。
