Alliance for Natural Health (a Europe-wide association of manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and consumers of food supplements), Nutri-Link Ltd (a small distributor and retailer), the National Association of Health Stores and the Health Food Manufacturers Association (trade associations representing around 580 companies, the majority of which are small firms which distribute dietary products in the United Kingdom) challenged the validity of the regulations transposing the directive into the law of England and Wales.
Alliance for Natural Health (association européenne regroupant des fabricants, grossistes, distributeurs, détaillants et consommateurs de compléments alimentaires), Nutri-Link Ltd (petit distributeur-détaillant) ainsi que National Association of Health Stores et Health Food Manufacturers Ltd (associations professionnelles représentant environ 580 sociétés qui distribuent des produits diététiques au Royaume-Uni) ont contesté, devant la High Court of Justice britannique, la validité des règlements britanniques qui transposent la directive.