On January 27, 2017, the European Food Safety Authority ("EFSA") issued a positive opinion on the health claims regarding Vitamin C in infant foods as it relates to protection of DNA, proteins, and lipids from oxidative damage. This is a strong indication that these claims will likely be authorized by the European Commission and included in the EU list of approved health claims. As background information, no health claims on foods (other than botanicals) can be used in the EU unless they have been included in the list. Infant food is "food used by infants during the first months of life and satisfying by themselves the nutritional requirements of such infants until the introduction of appropriate complementary feeding." Infant food is a specific category for which the health claims must be authorized specifically.
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