commiss regul ec march label food food ingredi ad phytosterol phytosterol ester phytostanol phytostanol ester text eea relev commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard direct ec european parliament council march approxim law member state relat label present advertis foodstuff amend direct ec articl articl thereof phytosterol phytosterol ester phytostanol phytostanol ester reduc serum cholesterol level reduc caroten level blood serum member state commiss consult scientif committe food scf effect consumpt phytosterol phytosterol ester phytostanol phytostanol ester multipl sourc scientif committe food scf opinion quot gener view long term effect intak elev level phytosterol multipl dietari sourc attent effect caroten quot septemb confirm label phytosterol phytosterol ester phytostanol phytostanol ester commiss decis ec juli authoris place market quot yellow fat spread ad phytosterol ester quot food food ingredi regul ec european parliament council scf evid addit benefit intak higher dai high intak induc undesir effect prudent avoid plant sterol intak exceed dai product phytosterol phytostanol present singl portion maximum maximum phytosterol phytostanol calcul free phytosterol phytostanol case clear indic constitut standard portion food express ml amount phytosterol phytostanol calcul free phytosterol phytostanol contain portion event composit label product user easili restrict consumpt maximum dai phytosterol phytostanol portion maximum portion maximum order facilit consum understand appear replac label word quot phyto quot word quot plant quot decis ec addit phytosterol ester yellow fat spread set specif label requir order ensur product reach target group peopl lower blood cholesterol level measur provid regul accord opinion stand committe food chain anim health adopt regul articl regul appli food food ingredi ad phytosterol phytosterol ester phytostanol phytostanol ester articl label purpos phytosterol phytosterol ester phytostanol phytostanol ester design term quot plant sterol quot quot plant sterol ester quot quot plant stanol quot quot plant stanol ester quot plural form prejudic requir commun nation law label foodstuff label food food ingredi ad phytosterol phytosterol ester phytostanol phytostanol ester field vision product sold easili visibl legibl word quot ad plant sterol plant stanol quot amount ad phytosterol phytosterol ester phytostanol phytostanol ester content express free plant sterol plant stanol ml food state list ingredi statement product intend exclus peopl lower blood cholesterol level statement patient cholesterol lower medic consum product medic supervis easili visibl legibl statement product nutrition pregnant breastfeed women children ag year advic includ product part balanc vari diet includ regular consumpt fruit veget maintain carotenoid level field vision requir point statement consumpt dai ad plant sterol plant stanol avoid definit portion food food ingredi concern prefer ml statement plant sterol plant stanol amount portion articl food food ingredi ad phytostanol ester market commun quot yellow fat spread ad phytosterol ester quot authoris commiss decis ec produc month entri forc regul compli label provis articl articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel march commiss david byrn member commiss oj oj oj