This year, for this part, Xavier Guéant, Catherine Bramaud, Marie Guirand and Erwan Poivet answered questions from conference attendees.

Claims

Question
When highlighting an ingredient on packaging, apart from the dosage of that ingredient, are there other elements that the authorities may request?
Answer from Marie Guirand
For claims such as “With…”, please refer to the DGCCRF doctrine, which you can find on a page on their website called Tout n’est pas permis (Not everything is allowed). There is a section on “With…” claims. Indeed, they can carry out tests. As with any claim, you must have proof of a sufficient concentration of the ingredient you are promoting. If there is an associated effect, you can also provide bibliographic references, which can provide additional evidence. That’s about it. In any case, you must not lead consumers to believe that there is an important ingredient in the product that has an effect if this is not the case.

Question
With regard to an “alcohol-free” claim, we have measurements with results below the limit of quantification but above the limit of detection. Is this a regulatory no-go?
Answer from Marie Guirand
As a reminder, …