Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to prune juice and maintenance of normal bowel function (ID 1166) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

bowel function; health claims; Prune juice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078392773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1768     Document Type: Note

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