Brussels to vote on healthy-food laws

MEPs were due to vote on 16 May 2006 on whether or not to allow the use of health claims to promote foods with high levels of sugar fat and/or salt.

BEUC (European Consumers' Organisation): Homepage http://www.beuc.org/Content/Default.asp

European Commission: PreLex: COM(2003) 424, Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods, 16.7.03 http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=184390

European Parliament: Press Service: Food safety: MEPs vote on health claims and additions to food, 16.5.06 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/067-8214-136-05-20-911-20060512IPR08047-16-05-2006-2006-true/default_en.htm

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/625: Commissioner Kyprianou welcomes European Parliament vote on health and nutrition claims, 16.5.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/625&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/198: Nutrition claims and conditions applying to them, 16.5.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/198&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protection: Overview: Food and Feed Safety: Health & Nutrition Claims http://ec.europa.eu/comm/food/food/labellingnutrition/claims/index_en.htm

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/200: Questions and Answers on Health and Nutrition Claims, 16.5.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/200&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/199: Questions and answers on fortified foods, 16.5.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/199&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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