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Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to Aegopodium podagraria L. and maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight (ID 2384) pursuant to Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006[sup]1[/sup] EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)2 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy
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ID:    2384  
Produkty: Podagrycznik pospolity  

1. Charakterystyka żywności / składnika

The food constituent that is the subject of the health claim is Aegopodium podagraria L.. The characterisation of Aegopodium podagraria L. is performed by comparing data provided as conditions of use to information extracted from standard reference textbooks (see Table 2 below and Appendix C for list of standard reference textbooks used for the characterisation).
Table 2. Information on Aegopodium podagraria L. from standard reference textbooks and the information provided as conditions of use.
ID Scientific name Part used
Nature of the
preparation Conditions of use
Text-
book
Aegopodium podagraria L.= A.
angelicaefolium St. LAGER =
Apium biternatum Stokes =
Apium podograria CARUEL = Selinum podograria E.H.L.
KRAUSE
Apiaceae
Aeri
al
part
Dried aerial
part; juice
Dried powder: 1-3g/day and
equivalent preparations.
Juice (aerial part): 15-
30mL/day.
2384 Aegopodium podagraria L.
Herb Not specified.
Note: It is assumed to be the dried form.
Herb: 0.33–0.39g / Used as part of a multibotanical combination.
Note: the daily amount is not specified
The nature of the preparation is not specified but it is assumed to be the dried herb. The daily amount is not specified. The Panel notes that the consolidated list contains insufficient information to allow a characterisation of Aegopodium podagraria L..
The Panel notes that there is no information on the other components of the multibotanical combination.
The Panel considers that the food constituent, Aegopodium podagraria L., which is the subject of the claim, has not been sufficiently characterised.

2. Znaczenie oświadczenia dla zdrowia człowieka

The claimed effect is “digestive health”. The Panel assumes that the target population is the general population.
“Digestive health” is not sufficiently defined. From the proposed wordings “metabolism and appetite affecting properties, which cause reduction of body weight” the Panel assumes that the claimed effect refers to the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight. In this context, even a moderate weight loss in overweight subjects without achieving a normal body weight is considered beneficial to health.
The Panel considers that the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight is beneficial to human health.

3. Naukowe uzasadnienia wpływu na zdrowie człowieka - Uzyskanie lub utrzymanie prawidłowej masy ciała

One reference was cited to substantiate the claimed effect. This reference is a section of a textbook which was not accessible to the Panel, even after having made every reasonable effort to retrieve it.
The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Aegopodium podagraria L. and the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight.

Wnioski

On the basis of the data presented, the Panel concludes that:
The food constituent Aegopodium podagraria L., which is the subject of the health claim, has not been sufficiently characterised.
The claimed effect is “digestive health”. The target population is assumed to be the general population. The maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight is beneficial to human health.
A cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Aegopodium podagraria L. and the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight.