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The Swedish Code
- Reduction of disease risk claims

The following nine connections between diet-related diseases, or risk factors for these, and diet were allowed for reduction of disease risk claims according to the Swedish Code. Conditions of use for each connection were specified in 2004.

According to the EU-Regulation (no 1924/2006) on nutrition and health claims reduction of disease risk claims requires an application (article 14).

1. Obesity - Energy

2. Cardiovascular disease/Atherosclerosis - Blood cholesterol levels
a) Hard fat (the sum of saturated and trans fatty acids)
b) Certain types of dietary fibre (oat and barley beta-glucans)

3. Cardiovascular disease/Atherosclerosis - Blood pressure - Salt

4. Cardiovascular disease/Atherosclerosis - Omega-3 fatty acids from fish

5. Constipation - Dietary fibre

6. Osteoporosis - Calcium and/or Vitamin D

7. Caries- (Absence of) Sugar/Fermentable carbohydrates

8. Iron deficiency - Iron

9. (Coronary) heart disease - Wholegrain

 

Modified September 2, 2009 by info@snf.ideon.se

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