The CJEU clarifies the test to determine when a general, non-specific health claim is “accompanied” by a specific health claim

Article 10(3) of Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (the “NHC Regulation”) permits references to general, non-specific benefits of the nutrient or food for overall good health or health-related well-being, if such a claim is “accompanied” by a specific health claim included in the Union lists. In Case C-524/18, Dr. Willmar Schwabe v. Queisser Pharma, the German Bundesgerichtshof asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) to clarify… Continue Reading