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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8504

15 July 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 48
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/consumers
Commission to fight pie-in-the-sky claims about health benefits of food

Brussels, 14/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - So many foodstuffs on the market make claims such as "excellent for the body's health" or "purifies the body"! To put an end to claims which may mislead consumers about virtues claimed but not proven, the European Commission is to propose new legislation on Wednesday. It will be a proposed regulation introducing specific provisions on the use of nutritional and health claims, which David Byrne will submit to College with a view to ensure that these...

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