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Comprehensive review

Claimed effects, outcome variables and methods of measurement for health claims on foods related to the gastrointestinal tract proposed under regulation (EC) 1924/2006

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Pages 771-804 | Received 03 Jan 2018, Accepted 08 Jan 2018, Published online: 29 Jan 2018

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