EU: Eight out of ten health claims unjustified - EFSA
By: Keith Nuthall | 28 July 2011
Europe's food safety watchdog rejected 80% of proposed food-related general health claims in its three-year assessment applications from manufacturers, it said today (28 July).
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Europe's food safety watchdog rejected 80% of proposed food-related general health claims in its three-year assessment applications from manufacturers, it said today (28 July).
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