dietary claim nutrition-related claim As defined in Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods, "claim" means any message or representation, which is not mandatory under Community or national legislation, including pictorial, graphic or symbolic representation, in any form, which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular characteristics; specificly, "nutrition claim"means any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties due to: (a) the energy (calorific value) it (i) provides; (ii) provides at a reduced or increased rate; or (iii) does not provide; and/or (b) the nutrients or other substances it (i) contains; (ii) contains in reduced or increased proportions; or (iii) does not contain. LanguaL curation note: Used for any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties. For European regulations, see http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/labellingnutrition/claims/community_register/nutrition_claims_en.htm requires discussion