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Guidance on the interpretation of nutrition legislation, plus notification forms.

From 1 October 2010, responsibility for nutrition policy in Wales and England transferred from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to the respective health departments:

  • Department of Health in England; and
  • Health Improvement Division, Welsh Government

These guidance documents are intended to help food businesses comply with regulations relating to:

  • nutrition & health claims;
  • food supplements;
  • fortified foods; and
  • the notification of foods for particular nutritional uses, medical foods and infant formula.

These forms may be used as a means of notifying the Welsh Government of foods intended for particular nutritional uses, medical foods and infant formula.

Copies of relevant UK legislation is available on the UK Legislation website

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Nutrition and health claims - Quick start guide File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Nutrition and health claims - Full guidance File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Food Supplements - Summary information on legislation relating to the sale of food supplements File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Food Supplements - Guidance notes on legislation implementing Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Food Supplements - Label advisory statements and suggested reformulations File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Food Supplements - List of vitamins and minerals which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements in the EU File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Food Supplements - Summary information on the labelling of food supplements File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Fortified Foods - Guidance to compliance with European Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to food File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Guidance notes on the notification of marketing of foods for particular nutritional uses, medical foods and infant formula File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Notification of food for particular nutritional uses File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Notification of medical foods File Size: (307.16 KB)
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Notification of infant formula File Size: (307.16 KB)