Food for Specific Groups

The Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control (‘Food for Specific Groups’) was adopted on 12 June 2013 and has applied from 20 July 2016. It aims to protect specific vulnerable groups of consumers (infants and young children, people with specific medical conditions, and people undertaking energy-restricted diets to lose weight) by regulating the content and marketing of food products specifically created for and marketed to them. It also aims to increase legal clarity for business and to facilitate correct application of the rules.