Health claim referring to the reduction of disease risk authorized
European Union
Mar 22, 2023
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/648 of 20 March 2023 authorising a health claim made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk.
Article 1
The health claim set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of permitted health claims as provided for in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and may be made on foods in compliance with the conditions laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
Claim:
“A combination of artichoke leaf dry extract standardised in caffeoylquinic acids, monacolin K in red yeast rice, sugar-cane derived policosanols, procyanidolic oligomers from French maritime pine bark, garlic dry extract standardised in allicin, d-α-tocopheryl hydrogen succinate, riboflavin and inositol hexanicotinate reduces blood LDL-cholesterol concentrations. High LDL-cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease”
Permitted health claim
Application – Relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 |
Applicant – Address |
Nutrient, substance, food or food category |
Claim |
Conditions of use of the claim |
Conditions and/or restrictions of use of the food and/or additional statement or warning |
EFSA opinion reference |
Article 14(1)(a) health claim referring to a reduction of a disease risk |
Laboratoire Lescuyer, ZAC de Belle Aire Nord, 15 rue le Corbusier, 17440 Aytré, France |
A combination of artichoke leaf dry extract standardised in caffeoylquinic acids, monacolin K in red yeast rice, sugar-cane derived policosanols, procyanidolic oligomers from French maritime pine bark, garlic dry extract standardised in allicin, d-α-tocopheryl hydrogen succinate, riboflavin and inositol hexanicotinate |
A combination of artichoke leaf dry extract standardised in caffeoylquinic acids, monacolin K in red yeast rice, sugar-cane derived policosanols, procyanidolic oligomers from French maritime pine bark, garlic dry extract standardised in allicin, d-α-tocopheryl hydrogen succinate, riboflavin and inositol hexanicotinate reduces blood LDL-cholesterol concentrations. High LDL-cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease (1). |
The claim may be used only for food supplements which provide 600 mg artichoke leaf dry extract with 30-36 mg caffeoylquinic acids, 500 mg red yeast rice with 2 mg monacolin K, 10 mg sugar-cane derived policosanols, 20 mg French maritime pine bark extract with 18 mg procyanidolic oligomers, 30 mg garlic dry extract with 0,25 mg allicin, 30 mg α-tocopherol equivalents, 5 mg riboflavin and 9 mg inositol hexanicotinate divided in three daily doses to be consumed with the major meals. |
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Q-2012-00968 |
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