Blocking EFSA health claim opinions becoming law

With EFSA rejecting almost 80% of health claims submitted under article 13.1, industry is rightly concerned. However, these opinions are not yet law. Although EFSA has given its opinion and the commission intends to publish the list, the European parliament has still 3 months to look at the opinions and their implementation through the regulatory procedure with scrutiny, which could in theory mean a potential chance to block their adoption into law. If parliament finds that the legislation and its implementation is not inline with the mother regulation then they can veto it, essentially blocking...