EC to award first health claim for combined effects of nutrients on lowering cholesterol
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Food Labelling Services comments:
All health and nutrition claims have to be approved onb the Health and Nutrition Claims Register. Currently, there are a few health claims relating to cholesterol, predominatly connected to Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), Barley beta-glucans, and a few other ingredients.
However, this new ingredient, Limicol, from the French company Laboratoire Lescuyer, is a new health claim. The wording will be 'Limicol has been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease.'
The French company has the patent on this health claim for 5 years.