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Introduction

Guide for the support of health claims in foods

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Pages S1-S3 | Received 05 Dec 2014, Accepted 23 Jan 2015, Published online: 01 Aug 2015
 

Abstract

During the past years there is a rising demand for improving the quality and nutritional value of foods that has encouraged the research and development of new food ingredients and products. Nevertheless, to date, many of the health claim applications evaluating EFSA have been rejected. Hence, it is critical for companies involved in the development of functional foods to be aware of the full flowchart needed for the scientific support of a health claim from the very beginning. This series of articles summarize the conclusions presented in July 2014 during the workshop INCOMES devoted to clarify methodologies for scientific support of health claims in foods/ingredients, in the framework of the XVI Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Nutrición, and are intended to be a practical tool, outlining the sections that an application for authorization of a health claim should contain.

Acknowledgements

The authors also wish to acknowledge Dr Ana Romo Hualde (Centre for Nutrition Research) for her great support and help all along the development of the project INCOMES (Guide for the Support of Health Claims in foods: Immune and Cognitive functions and Metabolic Syndrome).

Declaration of interest

All authors declare no conflict of interest concerning this supplement.

This work has been supported by the Project INCOMES (Barry Callebaut-La Morella Nuts SA, Biosearch SA, Biotecnologías Aplicadas SA, Bodega Matarromera SL, Miguel Torres SA, Galletas Gullón SA, Iberfruta SA, Laboratorios Ordesa SL, Newbiotechnic SA and Soria Natural), co-funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial) and FEDER. Also CIBERobn and SEÑ (Spanish Society of Nutrition) are gratefully acknowledged for global support concerning the presentations of this guide.

Notes

1Regulation 1924/2006 related to nutrition and health claims in food.

2EC regulation N. 353/2008 establishing the implementation of regulations for applications related to the approval of health claims.

3EC Regulation N. 1169/2009 modifying EC Regulation N. 353/2008 establishing the implementation of regulations for applications related to the approval of health claims.

4Guide for the Support of Health Claims in foods: Immune and Cognitive functions and Metabolic Syndrome

5The consortium INCOMES is comprised by 10 food companies leaded by La Morella Nuts (Barry-Callebaut Group) and 21 Research Institutes (Universities, Technological Centres and Public Research Institutes) coordinated by a core group (Steering Committee) integrated by Centre for Nutrition Research (CIN) and the Centre for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the University of Navarra (Food Sciences and Physiology Department), University of Lleida (Nutren and ANTIOX Research Groups), and the National Centre for Food technology and Safety (CNTA).

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