Synthesis report No 5: Nutrition and Health Claims: the facts in your foods

In this report, the EU regulation on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1924/2006/EC) is explored. The report outlines the scope of the regulation and discusses potential effect of this regulation. Further, it discusses nutrient profiling for the new regulation and nutrient profiling systems already in use in the EU. In addition, previous health claims used in the EU as well as nutrition and health claims outside the EU are summarised.