dietary food | dietetic food | dietetic product | foods for particular nutritional uses

dietetic food [ food for special dietary use ]

dietary product [ dietary food | dietetic food | diet food | foods for particular nutritional uses | Parnuts ]

dietetic and dietary foodstuffs

Association of the Food Industries for Particular Nutritional Uses of the European Union [ Association of Dietetic Foods Industries of the EEC ]

advise how to create diet food | counsel on creation of diet plan | advise on preparation of diet food | counsel on preparation of diet food

International Special Dietary Food Industries [ ISDI | International Society of Dietetic including all Infant and Young Children Food Industry | International Secretariat for the Dietetic Industry ]

food safety [ food product safety | food quality safety | safety of food | food hygiene(UNBIS) ]

animal feedingstuffs [ animal feedstuffs | animal fodder | animal weaning food | feedstuffs | milk-replacer feed ]

She would also like to express her thanks for the proposals put forward by: the food-sector companies Nestlé, Danone and Unilever; the manufacturers of foods for particular nutritional uses the European Dietetic Food Industry Association (IDACE), the Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI), the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) and the European Natural Soyfoods Manufacturers Association (ENSA); and the European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC) and the UK organisation Baby Milk Action.

The majority of the provisions laid down in that Directive date back to 1977 and should therefore be reviewed fail to address the difficulty experienced by consumers in making an informed choice between dietetic foods, fortified foods, foods bearing claims and foods for normal consumption.

In that context, they suggest to strengthen the current legislation and to include in a positive list at least the following groups of products: 'Foods for infants and young children up to the age of three - including Low Birth Weight Formula'; 'Hospital Discharge Formula'; 'Breast Milk Fortifier and Growing Up Milks'; 'Foods for pregnant and lactating women'; 'Foods for the elderly in good health'; ‘Foods for weight management’; ‘Foods for special medical purposes’; ‘Foods for sportspeople’; ‘Dietary foods for people with gluten intolerance’; ‘Lactose-free foods’.

Repealing the concept of dietetic food will prevent further distortions between 'dietetic' foods with suitability statements and 'normal' foods with nutrition and health claims.