Authoritymeans the European Food Safety Authority established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
claimmeans any message or representation, which is not mandatory under Community or national legislation, including pictorial, graphic or symbolic representation, in any form, which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular characteristics;
health claimmeans any claim that states, suggests or implies that a relationship exists between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and health;
nutrientmeans protein, carbohydrate, fat, fibre, sodium, vitamins and minerals listed in the Annex to Directive 90/496/EEC, and substances which belong to or are components of one of those categories;
nutrition claimmeans any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties due to:
other substancemeans a substance other than a nutrient that has a nutritional or physiological effect;
reduction of disease risk claimmeans any health claim that states, suggests or implies that the consumption of a food category, a food or one of its constituents significantly reduces a risk factor in the development of a human disease;