Foods, Nutrients and Food Ingredients with Authorised EU Health Claims

Book excerpt: Foods, Nutrients and Food Ingredients with Authorized EU Health Claims, Volume Three, provides an overview of how health claims are regulated in the European Union, along with detailed scientific and regulatory information about permitted health claims for foods and ingredients. The latest volume in this series focuses on regulatory coverage from EC 1924/2006, including the most recently authorized claims. Topics discussed include sections on the Authorized reduction of disease risk claims, including calcium, calcium with Vitamin D, Vitamin D, Folic Acid, Limicol® and MUFA and PUFA., health claims based on emerging science, recent regulatory announcements, and finally, general function claims. The book represents the go-to resource for R&D managers and technical managers in the food and beverage and dietary supplements industry, product development managers, health professionals and academic researchers in the field. - Provides a comprehensive overview of foods and food substances that have achieved approved health claims in Europe under Regulation EC 1924/2006 - Covers properties and applications of each ingredient, as well as evidence for the health claim and how it benefits consumers - Outlines the importance of each claim in product development and marketing, and in regulatory issues, such as conditions of use