How IngredientScope separates evidence, law and practical guidance
The regulatory record is the starting point. Consumer-friendly explanations are added in a separate editorial layer so that official wording and wider context are not mistaken for one another.
Database workflow
- Identify the substance and claim.
Names, forms, claim wording and the relevant health topic are matched carefully. - Check the regulatory status.
The EU Register and applicable EU legal acts are used to distinguish authorised claims from claims that are not authorised or remain subject to another status. - Record the conditions.
Conditions of use, target population, restrictions and nutrient thresholds are retained where they apply. - Connect the assessment.
Relevant EFSA opinions are recorded separately from the legal decision. A scientific opinion and an EU authorisation are related, but they are not the same document or decision. - Translate with limits intact.
Plain-language summaries describe only what the source record supports and point readers back to the detailed claim information.
How guides bring the information together
Guides bring together ingredient information, practical advice about forms and amounts, and product comparisons. They may draw on broader research in addition to EU claim sources. Full claim details are grouped in a separate section within the guide, so that research summaries and authorised-claim wording remain distinct.
What claim status does not prove
An authorised health claim is not approval of every product or every marketing promise. Equally, the absence of an authorised claim does not by itself prove that an ingredient has no effect; the reason and evidence context must be examined.
Source hierarchy
- EU legal acts for binding legal requirements
- European Commission EU Register for claim records and conditions
- EFSA opinions for scientific assessments
- Peer-reviewed research and official guidance for clearly labelled Guide context
Source attribution: EU health-claim status and legal conditions are checked against European Commission and EUR-Lex sources. Scientific assessment information is attributed to EFSA where used. IngredientScope provides its own plain-language summaries and does not imply endorsement by these institutions.
Review and limitations
Pages are checked against their cited sources, but the service is not exhaustive and source information can change. Errors are possible, and the official legal text always takes precedence for legal requirements.