Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to
Lathyrus pratensis L. and function of the upper respiratory tract (ID 2456)
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
Słowa kluczowe:
Lathyrus pratensis L
1. Charakterystyka żywności / składnika
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Prawidłowe funkcjonowanie górnych dróg oddechowych
The food constituent that is the subject of the health claim is Lathyrus pratensis L.. The characterisation of Lathyrus pratensis 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 Lathyrus pratensis 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
Lathyrus pratensis
L. =
Fabaceae
No
information
found
No information
found
No information found
2456 Lathyrus pratensis
L.
Herb Not specified.
Note: it is assumed
to be the dried
form.
Herb: 48mg / 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 dried form. The daily amount is not specified and no information was provided in the reference textbooks. The Panel notes that the consolidated list contains insufficient information to allow a characterisation of Lathyrus pratensis L..
The Panel notes that there is no information on the other components of the multibotanical combination.
The Panel considers that the food constituent, Lathyrus pratensis L., which is the subject of the health claim, has not been sufficiently characterised.
2. Znaczenie oświadczenia dla zdrowia człowieka
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Prawidłowe funkcjonowanie górnych dróg oddechowych
The claimed effect is “respiratory health”. The Panel assumes that the target population is the general population.
The claimed effect “respiratory health” is not sufficiently defined. From the proposed wording the Panel assumes that the claimed effect refers to the normal function of the upper respiratory tract.
The Panel considers that normal function of the upper respiratory tract function is beneficial to human health.
3. Naukowe uzasadnienia wpływu na zdrowie człowieka - Prawidłowe funkcjonowanie górnych dróg oddechowych
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Prawidłowe funkcjonowanie górnych dróg oddechowych
One reference was cited to substantiate the claimed effect. This reference was not accessible to the Panel, even after every reasonable effort was made to retrieve it.
The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Lathyrus pratensis L. and normal function of the upper respiratory tract.
Wnioski
On the basis of the data presented, the Panel concludes that:
The food constituent, Lathyrus pratensis L., which is the subject of the health claim, has not been sufficiently characterised.
The claimed effect is “respiratory health”. The target population is assumed to be the general population. Normal function of the upper respiratory tract is beneficial to human health.
A cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Lathyrus pratensis L. and normal function of the upper respiratory tract.
