Dietetic foods: approximation of the laws of the Member States (amend. Directive 89/398/EEC)

The Commission considers that its own original proposal would have best responded to the decisions taken by the European Council in December 1992. The common position adopted did not fully attain the original goal of simplifying the relevant legislation. Furthermore, the unequal treatment of two contentious groups of products, namely food for diabetics and 'sports' foods, was neither scientifically sound nor politically balanced. Consequently, the Commission was not able to support the common position. �