Commission Regulation (EU) No 686/2014 of 20 June 2014 amending Regulations (EC) No 983/2009 and (EU) No 384/2010 as regards the conditions of use of certain health claims related to the lowering effect of plant sterols and plant stanols on blood LDL-cholesterol Text with EEA relevance

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 983/2009 is amended as follows: (1) the first entry (concerning the health claim: ‘Plant sterols have been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease’), is amended as follows: (a) the text in the fifth column (conditions of use of the claim) is replaced by the following: ‘Information to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 1,5-3 g plant sterols. Reference to the magnitude of the effect may only be made for foods within the following categories: yellow fat spreads, dairy products, mayonnaise and salad dressings. When referring to the magnitude of the effect, the range “7 % to 10 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 1,5-2,4 g plant sterols or the range “10 % to 12,5 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 2,5-3 g plant sterols and the duration to obtain the effect “in 2 to 3 weeks” must be communicated to the consumer.’; (b) the text in the seventh column (EFSA opinion reference) is replaced by the following: ‘Q-2008-085 Q-2009-00530 and Q-2009-00718 Q-2011-01241’; (2) the second entry (concerning the health claim: ‘Plant stanol esters have been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease’) is amended as follows: (a) the text in the fifth column (conditions of use of the claim), is replaced by the following: ‘Information to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 1,5-3 g plant stanols. Reference to the magnitude of the effect may only be made for foods within the following categories: yellow fat spreads, dairy products, mayonnaise and salad dressings. When referring to the magnitude of the effect, the range “7 % to 10 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 1,5-2,4 g plant stanols or the range “10 %-12,5 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 2,5-3 g plant stanols and the duration to obtain the effect “in 2 to 3 weeks” must be communicated to the consumer.’; (b) the text in the seventh column (EFSA opinion reference) is replaced by the following: ‘Q-2008-118 Q-2009-00530 and Q-2009-00718 Q-2011-00851 Q-2011-01241.’

The first entry of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 384/2010 (concerning the health claim: ‘Plant sterols and plant stanol esters have been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease’) is amended as follows: (a) the text in the fifth column (conditions of use of the claim) is replaced by the following: ‘Information to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 1,5-3 g plant sterols/stanols. Reference to the magnitude of the effect may only be made for foods within the following categories: yellow fat spreads, dairy products, mayonnaise and salad dressings. When referring to the magnitude of the effect, the range “7 % to 10 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 1,5-2,4 g plant sterols/stanols or the range “10 % to 12,5 %” for foods that provide a daily intake of 2,5-3 g plant sterols/stanols and the duration to obtain the effect “in 2 to 3 weeks” must be communicated to the consumer.’; (b) the text in the seventh column (EFSA opinion reference) is replaced by the following: ‘Q-2008-779 Q-2009-00530 and Q-2009-00718 Q-2011-01241.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.