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Denied health claims on blood pressure reduction

European Union

May 18, 2022

Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/727 of 11 May 2022 refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk

Rejected health claim

Application – Relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

Nutrient, substance, food or food category

Claim

EFSA opinion reference

Article 14(1)(a) health claim referring to a reduction of a disease risk.

‘Symbiosal®’ (a food supplement containing sea salt (97 %) plus chitosan (3 %)).

‘Symbiosal®’ has been shown to lower the rising of blood pressure when used as a replacement of traditional table salt. The rising of blood pressure is a risk factor for high blood pressure (hypertension).

Q-2018-00002

 

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