Khedkar Sukhada, Bröring Stefanie, Ciliberti Stefano
a Institute for Food and Resource Economics , University of Bonn , Bonn , Germany.
b Department of Agricultural Environmental and Food Sciences , University of Perugia , Perugia , Italy.
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Feb;68(1):10-17. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2016.1212818. Epub 2016 Aug 2.
Literature suggests that despite its positive aim of promoting innovation, the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 (NHCR) may bring along several compliance challenges, which might affect innovation in the EU food sector. This study investigates the challenges faced by companies to comply with the NHCR (specifically Article 13.1) and their impact on innovation. To this end, we conducted an online survey with 105 companies involved in the EU food sector. Results indicate that companies perceive wording of claims, missing transparency and limited financial resources as major challenges to comply with the NHCR (Article 13.1). Companies reported not to have increased their R&D expenditure or innovation activities after the NHCR (Article 13.1) was implemented. Thus, this study highlights specific compliance challenges related to the NHCR (Article 13.1) and indicates that currently, the regulation does not seem to have fostered innovation in the EU food sector.
文献表明,尽管《(欧盟)第1924/2006号营养与健康声称法规》(NHCR)旨在促进创新,但其可能带来若干合规挑战,这可能会影响欧盟食品行业的创新。本研究调查了企业在遵守NHCR(特别是第13.1条)方面面临的挑战及其对创新的影响。为此,我们对105家参与欧盟食品行业的公司进行了在线调查。结果表明,企业认为声称的措辞、缺乏透明度和资金有限是遵守NHCR(第13.1条)的主要挑战。企业报告称,在NHCR(第13.1条)实施后,它们并未增加研发支出或创新活动。因此,本研究突出了与NHCR(第13.1条)相关的具体合规挑战,并表明目前该法规似乎并未促进欧盟食品行业的创新。