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Restricted Wine Claims European Union legislation, specifically amended by Regulation\u00a0<\/span>1924\/2006<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, imposes strict limits on the use of “health claims” in the labeling and advertising of alcoholic beverages containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>This includes wines that fall into this\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>category\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

EU Beverage Labeling Restrictions: Health Claims and Wine: \u2013<\/span><\/h2>\n

A German-based wine cooperative has come under scrutiny for marketing wines labeled as a ‘sweet edition’ with the statement ‘slight acidity’.\u00a0The label emphasized a special preservation process to reduce acidity, making it pleasing to the palate.\u00a0In addition, the bottles had a neck label reading \u201c\u00c9dition douce, digestible\u201d and the price list mentioned the wine as \u201c\u00c9dition Douceur \u2013 light acidity\/digestible\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The authority responsible for regulating the marketing of alcoholic beverages objected to the use of the term “digestible”, arguing that it was a prohibited health claim under EU law.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response, the Court of Justice clarified that the prohibition of health claims for beverages containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume also covers the use of the term “digestible” when accompanied by references to a reduced content of substances perceived negatively by many consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Court rendered the following decisions:-<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. Article 4(3), first subparagraph, of Regulation 1924\/2006, as amended, encompasses terms such as “digestible” when associated with claims concerning the reduced content of substances considered negative by a large number of consumers.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The prohibition, without exception, for producers or distributors of wine to use such claims, even if the claim itself is correct, is compatible with the first under Article 6(1) of the Treaty on ‘European Union.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These decisions emphasize the strict enforcement of EU regulations regarding health claims in beverage labeling, ensuring that consumers are not misled or given misleading information about attributes.\u00a0health of alcoholic\u00a0<\/span>beverages\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

    DAMY Law Firm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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    Restricted Wine Claims European Union legislation, specifically amended by Regulation\u00a01924\/2006\u00a0, imposes strict limits on the use of “health claims” in the labeling and advertising of alcoholic beverages containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume.\u00a0This includes wines that fall into this\u00a0\u00a0category\u00a0\u00a0. EU Beverage Labeling Restrictions: Health Claims and Wine: \u2013 A German-based wine cooperative has come […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"European Union law (modified Reg. No. 1924\/2006) prohibits any \"health claim\" in the labeling and advertising of beverages containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume, and in particular for wine.\r\nA wine-growing cooperative established in Germany markets wines from the varietals as a \u201csweet edition\u201d accompanied by the mention \u201clight acidity\u201d. The label states in particular the following: \"thanks to our special preservation process {LO3} for the biological reduction of acidity, it becomes pleasant to the palate\". The label on the neck of the bottles bears the inscription \u201c\u00c9dition douce, digeste\u201d. In the price list, the wine is designated by the following expression: \u201cSoftness edition \u2013 light acidity\/digestible\u201d.\r\nThe authority responsible for controlling the marketing of alcoholic beverages contested the use of the indication \"digestible\", on the grounds that it is a \"health claim\" prohibited by EU law.\r\nThe Court of Justice replies that the prohibition on the use of health claims for the promotion of drinks containing more than 1.2% alcohol by volume covers the indication \"digestible\", accompanied by the mention of the reduced content of substances considered by a large number of consumers to be negative (point 41). The CJEU decides:\r\n1) Article 4, paragraph 3, first subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 1924\/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foodstuffs, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 116\/2010 of February 9, 2010, must be interpreted as meaning that the terms \"health claim\" cover an indication such as \"digestible\", accompanied by the mention of the reduced content of substances considered by a large number of consumers to be negative.\r\n2) The fact of prohibiting without exception, in Regulation No 1924\/2006, as amended by Regulation No 116\/2010, a wine producer or distributor from using a claim of the type in the main proceedings, even though that allegation is in itself correct, is compatible with the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) of the Treaty on European Union.\r\nDAMY Law Firm","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[297,288],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-competition-consumer-law","category-other"],"yoast_head":"\nRules on wine labeling, beware of nutritional claims! 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