Nutrition and health claims - where are we with the health claims assessment process?

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 242-247

  O'Connor, A ^a  

^a BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Article 13.1; EC; EFSA; European Commission; European Food Safety Authority; Health claims

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955902606     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2011.01896.x     Document Type: Article

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