Health claims within the Swedish code: Generic claims and product-specific physiological claims in relation to current European and international developments

Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition/Naringsforskning

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 131-136

  Asp, Nils Georg ^a  

^a Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional foods; Health benefits; Substantiation of claims

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; FOOD; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036436451     PISSN: 11026480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11026480260363260     Document Type: Review

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