Oświadczenia żywieniowe i zdrowotne jako instrument ochrony interesów konsumentów
Nutrition and health claims as an instrument to protect the interests of consumers

Author(s): Jakub Pietrzak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: food law; consumer law; European Union law; nutrition claims;health claims;
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present selected elements of the nutrition and health claims, regulated in regulation 1924/2006. One of the main reasons for regulating this subject of the EU regulation was the differing rules in the member states on this matter – which led to unequal levels of competition and consumer protection on the EU internal market. In the opinion of the EU legislator, the aim of the harmonization of the regulations is to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market and a high level of consumer protection. The characteristic feature of nutritional and health claims is their completely voluntary application by entities running food businesses. The article contains the statements of representatives of the doctrine of food and consumer law. The author also attempts to answer the question whether this regulation adequately protects the interests of consumers.

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