{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-371/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-371/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2016/371",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/371 of 15 March 2016 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-371",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Rejected health claim",
  "text": "Application — Relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006\nNutrient, substance, food or food category\nClaim\nEFSA opinion reference\nArticle 13(5) health claim based on newly developed scientific evidence and/or including a request for the protection of proprietary data\nStandardised aqueous extract from white kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)\nHelps to reduce body weight\nQ-2013-00973\nArticle 13(5) health claim based on newly developed scientific evidence and/or including a request for the protection of proprietary data\nBeta-alanine\nBeta-alanine increases performance during short-duration high intensity exercise\nQ-2013-00974\nArticle 13(5) health claim based on newly developed scientific evidence and/or including a request for the protection of proprietary data\nFat-free yogurts and fermented milks with live yogurt cultures complying with the specifications ‘fat free’, ‘low in sugars’, ‘high protein’, ‘source of calcium’ and ‘source of vitamin D’ for nutrition claims\nFat-free yogurts and fermented milks with live yogurt cultures, with added vitamin D, and with no added sugars, help to reduce body and visceral fat in the context of an energy-restricted diet\nQ-2014-00126\nArticle 13(5) health claim based on newly developed scientific evidence and/or including a request for the protection of proprietary data\nFat-free yogurts and fermented milks with live yogurt cultures complying with the specifications ‘fat free’, ‘low in sugars’, ‘high protein’, ‘source of calcium’ and ‘source of vitamin D’ for nutrition claims\nFat-free yogurts and fermented milks with live yogurt cultures, with added vitamin D, and with no added sugars, help to maintain lean body mass (muscle and bone) in the context of an energy-restricted diet\nQ-2014-00127\nArticle 13(5) health claim based on newly developed scientific evidence and/or including a request for the protection of proprietary data\nTeestar™, a fenugreek seed extract standardised by its content of galactomannan\nTeestar™ lowers blood glucose levels\nQ-2014-00153",
  "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/2016/371/annex",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:45:59.528530+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."
}