03.08.10
Cognis Nutrition & Health, La Grange, IL, will submit a dossier to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with additional new science, including studies conducted with its Xangold branded ingredient. This move follows the EFSA’s recent rejection of a health claims dossier submitted by member states for lutein products.
Cognis will submit this new information under article 13.5 of the European Community nutrition and health claims regulation. The company is appealing the EFSA opinion cited in article 13.1 by presenting a comprehensive new submission with the new scientific data.
“While we were initially disappointed in the EFSA ruling, in reviewing the opinion, we have identified areas that can be more clearly supported with strong scientific evidence that has evolved since the original submission was completed over three years ago,” said Holger Becker, PhD, Xangold Global Product Manager, Cognis Nutrition & Health.
Dr. Becker pointed out that it is important for customers and prospects to understand that Xangold continues to be a fully approved ingredient in the EC and can be used for multiple nutritional applications.
“The EFSA opinion is limited only to proposed health claim labeling so nothing has really changed regarding the regulation of lutein esters as a nutritional ingredient.“
Cognis will submit this new information under article 13.5 of the European Community nutrition and health claims regulation. The company is appealing the EFSA opinion cited in article 13.1 by presenting a comprehensive new submission with the new scientific data.
“While we were initially disappointed in the EFSA ruling, in reviewing the opinion, we have identified areas that can be more clearly supported with strong scientific evidence that has evolved since the original submission was completed over three years ago,” said Holger Becker, PhD, Xangold Global Product Manager, Cognis Nutrition & Health.
Dr. Becker pointed out that it is important for customers and prospects to understand that Xangold continues to be a fully approved ingredient in the EC and can be used for multiple nutritional applications.
“The EFSA opinion is limited only to proposed health claim labeling so nothing has really changed regarding the regulation of lutein esters as a nutritional ingredient.“