{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-686/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-686/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/686",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 686/2014 of 20 June 2014 amending Regulations (EC) No 983/2009 and (EU) No 384/2010 as regards the conditions of use of certain health claims related to the lowering effect of plant sterols and plant stanols on blood LDL-cholesterol (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-686",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 983/2009",
  "text": "Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 983/2009 is amended as follows:\n(1) the first entry (concerning the health claim: ‘Plant sterols have been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease’), is amended as follows:\n(a) the text in the fifth column (conditions of use of the claim) is replaced by the following:\n‘Information to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 1,5-3 g plant sterols. Reference to the magnitude of the effect may only be made for foods within the following categories: yellow fat spreads, dairy products, mayonnaise and salad dressings. When referring to the magnitude of the effect, the range “7 % to 10 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 1,5-2,4 g plant sterols or the range “10 % to 12,5 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 2,5-3 g plant sterols and the duration to obtain the effect “in 2 to 3 weeks” must be communicated to the consumer.’;\n(b) the text in the seventh column (EFSA opinion reference) is replaced by the following:\n‘Q-2008-085\nQ-2009-00530 and Q-2009-00718\nQ-2011-01241’;\n(2) the second entry (concerning the health claim: ‘Plant stanol esters have been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease’) is amended as follows:\n(a) the text in the fifth column (conditions of use of the claim), is replaced by the following:\n‘Information to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 1,5-3 g plant stanols. Reference to the magnitude of the effect may only be made for foods within the following categories: yellow fat spreads, dairy products, mayonnaise and salad dressings. When referring to the magnitude of the effect, the range “7 % to 10 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 1,5-2,4 g plant stanols or the range “10 %-12,5 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 2,5-3 g plant stanols and the duration to obtain the effect “in 2 to 3 weeks” must be communicated to the consumer.’;\n(b) the text in the seventh column (EFSA opinion reference) is replaced by the following:\n‘Q-2008-118\nQ-2009-00530 and Q-2009-00718\nQ-2011-00851\nQ-2011-01241.’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/686/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:30.149458+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}