Unilever has said that an EU committee is preparing to approve its claims that plant sterols help reduce cholesterol and ALA/LA (a-linolenic acid and linoleic acid) assist children’s growth and development.
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The EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health is set to give the green light to the health claims, the consumer goods giant said today (2 March).
“We have not yet seen any minutes from this meeting so it would not be appropriate to comment in detail, but we have heard informally that the standing committee has agreed in principle with the plant sterol and ALA claims submitted by Unilever,” a spokesperson for the company told just-food.
However, the spokesperson added that the committee wants Europe’s food safety watchdog, the European Food Standards Authority (EFSA), to develop conditions for use.
“We understand that the Standing Committee has asked EFSA to develop the conditions of use for our claims on disease risk reductions and essential fatty acids for children,” the spokesperson said.
Unilever said that it now expects to apply these claims to its products “in the near future”.
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By GlobalDataAn EU health spokesperson was unavailable for immediate comment on the Committee’s findings.
