Claims requirements for excluded nutritional or digestive products
6 Claims requirements for excluded nutritional or digestive products
The claims requirements under this clause are met in relation to a substance or a mixture of substances if:
a label for a container of the substance or mixture, and any accompanying information, does not, at the time the substance or mixture is supplied, expressly or impliedly claim or represent that it:
alleviates or prevents a disease or condition in an animal; or
modifies the physiology of an animal; or
cures a disease or condition in an animal; or
if such a claim or representation is made—the substance or mixture is supplied by, or in accordance with the instructions of, a veterinary surgeon, being a supply that would be permitted under a law of this jurisdiction if the substance or mixture were a chemical product; or
if a claim or representation covered by subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) is made—the claim or representation is substantiated, having regard to either or both of the following:
scientific studies that are published in a reputable, refereed scientific journal, or that are of a standard publishable in such a journal;
information showing that the claim or representation would, if EU Commission Directive 2008/38/EC (as in force at the time of the supply) applied in relation to the substance or mixture, be established under that Directive.
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