Table 3.

EU approach to classifying health and nutrition claims for foods

Type of claim	Example	EFSA authorisation required?	Level of evidence
Nutrition	Source of calcium	No*	Generally accepted scientific evidence†
Health claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health	Iron contributes to the normal function of immune system	Yes	Generally accepted scientific evidence†
Reduction of disease risk and claims referring to children’s development and health‡	DHA intake contributes to the normal visual development of infants up to 12 months of age	Yes	Generally accepted scientific evidence†

EFSA European Food Standards Agency. *Nutrition claims must adhere to the list of permitted nutrition claims https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/labelling_nutrition/claims/nutrition_claims_en. †Comparable with the US significant scientific agreement standard. ‡The presentation or advertising must also include a statement indicating that the disease to which the claim is referring has multiple risk factors and that altering one of these risk factors may or may not have a beneficial effect.