Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to
olive biophenols and decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal
microorganisms (ID 1877) 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:
Olive biophenols
antibacterial
health claims
potentially pathogenic microorganisms
1. Charakterystyka żywności / składnika
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Zmniejszenie ilość potencjalnie patogennych bakterii jelitowych
The food constituent that is the subject of the health claim is “olive biophenols”.
The information provided does not allow the characterisation of the food constituent that is the subject of the health claim. No information on the manufacturing process and on the composition is provided.
The Panel considers that the food constituent, “olive biophenols”, which is the subject of the health claim, is not sufficiently characterised.
2. Znaczenie oświadczenia dla zdrowia człowieka
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Zmniejszenie ilość potencjalnie patogennych bakterii jelitowych
The claimed effect is “strong anti-bacterial properties”. The target population is the general population including children.
The Panel considers that decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms might be beneficial to human health.
3. Naukowe uzasadnienia wpływu na zdrowie człowieka - Zmniejszenie ilość potencjalnie patogennych bakterii jelitowych
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Zmniejszenie ilość potencjalnie patogennych bakterii jelitowych
Four references were cited to substantiate the claimed effect. Two references (Ananth, 2004; Borzelleca et al., 2004) were not accessible to the Panel after having made every reasonable effort to
retrieve them. One reference was incompletely cited (Elsevier, Safe Assessment Report), and was also not accessible to the Panel after having made every reasonable effort to retrieve it. The reference Christian et al. (2004) is a toxicity study in rats and did not provide any scientific data that could be used to substantiate the claimed effect.
The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of “olive biophenols” and decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms.
Wnioski
On the basis of the data available, the Panel concludes that:
The food constituent, “olive biophenols”, which is the subject of the health claim, is not sufficiently characterised.
The claimed effect is “strong anti-bacterial properties”. The target population is the general population including children. Decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms might be beneficial to human health.
A cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of “olive biophenols” and decreasing potentially pathogenic intestinal microorganisms.
