Nutrition and health claims in the European Union: A regulatory overview

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 536-542

  Gilsenan, M B ^a  

^a LEATHERHEAD FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EU LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY; FOOD LEGISLATION; IMPLEMENTATION UNCERTAINTY; PROBIOTICS; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; SCIENTIFIC SUBSTANTIATION;

BEVERAGES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUTRITION;

HEALTH;

EID: 80855162412     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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