07.01.05
A health claim for the prebiotic effect of inulin [has been] published by the French food safety authority…[The new claim] giv[es] food manufacturers in this market the go-ahead to promote the health benefits of inulin-containing foods…The new claim could also prove influential on a forthcoming law that will contain a list of claims permitted throughout the European Union. Scientific evidence for the claim that ‘native inulin from chicory is prebiotic at the daily dose of 5 grams’ was submitted by Belgian firm Cosucra, one of three main producers of inulin.
—Nutraingredients.com, 5/19/05
—Nutraingredients.com, 5/19/05