Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to sugar beet fibre and increasing faecal bulk pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

EFSA Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

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Author keywords

faecal bulk; health claims; Sugar beet fibre

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041254592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2468     Document Type: Article

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