EU Nutrition, Health Claim Reg Would Establish Approved-Claims Registry
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Health claims referring to "children's development and health" will undergo a more stringent authorization process in the EU than other non-disease-risk-reduction claims, according to regulatory language adopted by the European Parliament May 16
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