Legislation

Slimming foods are regulated in the EU under the ‘PARNUTS Framework Directive’.   Foods for Weight Reduction.

In addition, Directive 96/8/EC on foods intended for use in energy- restricted diets for weight reduction covers low-calorie diets (LCD) and the corresponding meal replacements. We consider this to be the first step in establishing a comprehensive, harmonized system of regulation for slimming foods in Europe.

BSNA supports the current regulatory system and believes that it should be maintained and extended to cover very low- calorie diets (VLCD) and nutritional supplements, in order to take into account advances in formulation and scientific understanding.

We call for slimming foods to continue to be regulated.