Guidance

Great Britain nutrition and health claims (NHC) register

Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Details

The Great Britain nutrition and health claims (NHC) register sets out all authorised and rejected nutrition and health claims.

Only authorised claims in the Great Britain NHC register may be used in Great Britain.

The annex to the Great Britain NHC register lists health claims authorised on the basis of proprietary (privately owned) data.

The register should be used with the guidance on nutrition and health claims on foods.

Published 31 December 2020
Last updated 22 February 2022 + show all updates
  1. Replaced the ‘Annex to Great Britain nutrition and health claims register of health claims authorised on the basis of proprietary data’ with a more accessible ODS version, and updated the ‘Great Britain nutrition and health claims register’ following the UK’s departure from the EU. One claim (001UKNHCC) and additional notes have been added to the register.

  2. Updated the 'Great Britain nutrition and health claims register' to include a new sheet that lists the nutrition claims on the register.

  3. Added link in details section to guidance on nutrition and health claims on foods.

  4. First published.