ID 905 -
Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730
PL: Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730
EN: Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730
Pdf: Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730
1. Charakterystyka żywności / składnika
The food constituent that is the subject of the health claim is Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730 (hereafter L. reuteri ATCC 55730). The strain L. reuteri ATCC 55730 is also known as Lactobacillus reuteri SD2112 (Connolly, 2004). The 16S rRNA sequence of the strain is deposited at Genbank (Accession nº EU394679) and the strain has been characterised by both phenotypic and genotypic methods (Rosander et al., 2008). The sequencing of the genome of the strain is reported (Båth et al., 2005).
A culture collection number from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) is also reported.
The Panel considers that the food constituent, Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730, which is the subject of the health claim, is sufficiently characterised.
2.1. Naturalna obrona organizmu (ID 905)
The claimed effect is “natural defence”. The Panel assumes that the target population is the general population.
“Natural defence” is not sufficiently defined, and no further details were provided in the proposed wording.
The references cited were either related to general review articles/abstracts from scientific meetings or addressed several effects/endpoints measured, related, for example, to gingivitis and oral bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, irritable bowel syndrome, acute diarrhoea in children, work-place healthiness, immunomodulation in healthy subjects and ileostomy patients, infections in day care centres, and safety and tolerance in HIV positive subjects and healthy adults, and it is not possible to establish which effect is the target for the claim.
The Panel considers that the claimed effect is general and non-specific and does not refer to any specific health claim as required by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
Warunki i możliwe ograniczenia stosowania oświadczenia
at least 108 cfu/day
daily consumption
