BEUC	The European Consumer Organization
EC	European Commission
EFSA	European Food Safety Authority
EP	European Parliament
EU	European Union
FDA	US Food and Drug Administration
FICR	Food Information to Consumers Regulation
FOPNL	front-of-pack nutrition labeling
FOSHU	Food for Specified Health Uses
FUFOSE	Functional Food Science in Europe
NCDs	non-communicable diseases
NHCR	EU’s Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation
PASSCLAIM	Process for the assessment of scientific support for claims on foods
U. S.	United States
WHO	World Health Organization