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The template for all new Health Claims submissions is now available on the EFSA website.

EFSA’s website has now been updated to include the template for the new format of health claim applications. The new format was first revealed in the recent revision to the “Scientific & technical guidance for the preparation and presentation of a health claim application” [EFSA Journal ...

Updated EFSA Scientific & Technical Guidance revises the structure of future health claim application for functional foods

But applicants planning a submission will still have to wait for access to the new template. On 31st January 2017 EFSA issued revised Scientific & Technical Guidance for the preparation and presentation of a health claim application. The new guidance (see link below) replaces original guidance i...

Learnings from published EFSA health claim opinions

By Steve Morrison
New Claims
November 10, 2015
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The recent approval of Lactitol (DuPont Nutrition BioSciences Aps) for a health claim of “maintains normal defecation” is a good example....

Building an EFSA health claims dossier – The voice of experience

Compiling your final health dossier can sometimes feel like the “end game” and a job for the future but it is not something that should be left until all the research work and clinical trials are completed. In our experience at P2F Ventures the best data packages are compiled into a doss...

Switch to E-submissions for health & nutrition claims

From September 2015 all future applications for health claims, under EC Regulation No: 1924/2006, will now have to be submitted to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) electronically. Previously applicant companies had to submit their dossiers by both paper and electronic means but in future ...

Public consultation on general guidance for health claims has now closed

EFSA’s general guidance for the evaluation of health claims was originally published in 2011 when the NDA Panel had much less experience on the evaluation of claims. The good news is that this guidance should soon be updated to reflect the last 4 years of experience. EFSA began a public consultati...