EuroFIR eBASIS: Application for health claims submissions and evaluations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue , 2010, Pages S101-S107

  Kiely, M ^a   Black, L J ^a   Plumb, J ^b   Kroon, P A ^b   Hollman, P C ^c   Larsen, J C ^d   Speijers, G J ^e   Kapsokefalou, M ^f   Sheehan, D ^a   Gry, J ^d   Finglas, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^f AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Database; Food safety; Functional foods; Health claims; Nutrition; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH FOOD; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE DATABASE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPE; FOOD SAFETY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; PLANTS, EDIBLE;

EID: 78149240171     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.219     Document Type: Article

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