Article 6 Scientific substantiation for claimsX1
United Kingdom
1 .
Nutrition and health claims shall be based on and substantiated by generally accepted scientific evidence.
2 .
A food business operator making a nutrition or health claim shall justify the use of the claim.
3 .
The F1competent authority may request a food business operator or a person placing a product on the market to produce all relevant elements and data establishing compliance with this Regulation.
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Textual amendments
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Words in Art. 6(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 17(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)