{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1555/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/1555",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1555 of 17 October 2018 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1555",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Rejected health claims",
  "text": "Application – Relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006\nNutrient, substance, food or food category\nClaim\nEFSA opinion reference\nArticle 14(1)(a) health claim referring to a reduction of a disease risk.\nCondensyl®\nThe combination of opuntia fruit dry extract standardised in quercetin and betalain, N-acetyl cysteine, zinc, vitamin B3, E, B6, B2, B9 and B12 in Condensyl® decreases sperm DNA damage (sperm nuclear decondensation index and DNA fragmentation index). High sperm DNA damage (sperm nuclear decondensation index and DNA fragmentation index) is a risk factor for male subfertility/infertility.\nQ-2016-00665\nArticle 14(1)(a) health claim referring to a reduction of a disease risk.\nSugar-free hard confectionery with at least 90 % erythritol\nSugar-free hard confectionery sweetened with at least 90 % Zerose® erythritol has been shown to reduce dental plaque. High content/level of dental plaque is a risk factor in the development of caries.\nQ-2017-00002\nArticle 14(1)(a) health claim referring to a reduction of a disease risk.\nLactobacillus fermentum CECT 5716\nLactobacillus fermentum CECT 5716 decreases the Staphylococcus load in breast milk. High Staphylococcus load in breast milk is a risk factor for mammary bacterial dysbiosis/mastitis.\nQ-2016-00318",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1555/annex",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:55.175787+00:00"
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  "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."
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