1.12.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 314/29 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1167/2009 of 30 November 2009 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard 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 (!), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof, Whereas: 1) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 health claims made on food are prohibited unless they are authorised by the Commission in accordance with that Regulation and included in a list of permitted claims. Regulation (EC) No 19242006 also provides that appli- cations for authorisations of health claims may be submitted by food business operators to the national competent authority of a Member State. The national competent authority is to forward valid applications to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), hereinafter referred to as the Authority. Following receipt of an application the Authority is to inform without delay the other Member States and the Commission of the application, and to deliver an opinion on a health claim concerned. The Commission is to decide on the authorisation of health claims taking into account the opinion delivered by the Authority. On 13 February 2009 the Commission and the Member States received four opinions on applications for health claim authorisation from the Authority. On 16 March 2009, the Commission and the Member States received one opinion on an application for health claim authori- sation from the Authority. Two opinions were related to applications for reduction of disease risk claim, as referred to in Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, and three opinions were () O] L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 9. (10) related to applications for health claims referring to children’s development and health, as referred to in Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. Meanwhile one application for health claim authorisation will be subject to a further decision. Following an application from the UNICER Bebidas de Portugal SGPS, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Melgaco® mineral water on the reduction of glycaemia (Question No EFSA-Q-2008- 219) (3. The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘The regular consumption of Melgaco mineral water reduces body hyperglycaemic levels’. On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of Melgaco® mineral water and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regu- lation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised. Following an application from the Ocean Spray Inter- national Services (UK) Ltd, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to the effects of Ocean Spray Cranberry Products® on wurinary tract infection in women (Question No  EFSA-Q-2008-117) (}). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Regular consumption of 2 servings per day of an Ocean Spray product each containing typically 80 mg cranberry proanthocyanidins helps reduce the risk of urinary tract infection in women by inhibiting the adhesion of certain bacteria in the urinary tract’. On the basis of the data presented, the Authority concluded that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of Ocean Spray Cranberry Products® and the claimed effect. Accordingly, as the claim does not comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, it should not be authorised. (%) The EFSA Journal (2009) 944, pp. 1-9. (%) The EFSA Journal (2009) 943, pp. 1-16.