Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies was asked to provide a scientific opinion on a list of health claims pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. This opinion addresses the scientific substantiation of health claims related to nuts and essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil. The scientific substantiation is based on the information provided by the Member States in the consolidated list of Article 13 health claims and references that EFSA has received from Member States or directly from stakeholders. The foods/food constituents that are the subject of this opinion are “nuts”, “nuts - peanuts and tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts), excluding brazil, macadamia and cashew nuts” and “essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil” related to the following claimed effects: “anti-inflammatory”, “heart health”, “weight management” and “healthy cardiovascular system”. A nut is an indehiscent (not opening at maturity) dry fruit with one seed and a thick, hard pericarp (shell). A true nut also has a cup at its base. Another definition of a nut is a dry indehiscent fruit that develops from a compound gynoecium (a compound pistil) in which all but one ovule degenerates during development, and which has a hard pericarp at maturity. The health claims considered in this opinion refer to nuts as including peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts, as well as their oils. These nuts differ in fatty acid composition, protein and fibre content, which could have an impact on the claimed effects (i.e. blood pressure, blood cholesterol and body weight), and the information provided does not allow defining the amount and type of nuts that should be consumed daily to obtain the claimed effects. The Panel considers that the foods/food constituents, nuts and essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil, which are the subject of this opinion, are not sufficiently characterised in relation to the claimed effects considered in this opinion. On the basis of the data presented, the Panel considers that a cause and effect relationship cannot be established between the consumption of nuts or essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil and the claimed effects considered in this opinion

Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to nuts and essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil (ID 741, 1129, 1130, 1305, 1407) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 / C.V. Agostoni, J.L. Bresson, S. Fairweather Tait, A. Flynn, I. Golly, H. Korhonen, P. Lagiou, M. Løvik, R. Marchelli, A. Martin, B. Moseley, M. Neuhäuser Berthold, H. Przyrembel, S. Salminen, Y. Sanz, S.J.J. Strain, S. Strobel, I. Tetens, D. Tomé, H. Van Loveren, H. Verhagen. - In: EFSA JOURNAL. - ISSN 1831-4732. - 9:4(2011), pp. 2032.1-2032.14. [10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2032]

Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to nuts and essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil (ID 741, 1129, 1130, 1305, 1407) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

C.V. Agostoni
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2011

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Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies was asked to provide a scientific opinion on a list of health claims pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. This opinion addresses the scientific substantiation of health claims related to nuts and essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil. The scientific substantiation is based on the information provided by the Member States in the consolidated list of Article 13 health claims and references that EFSA has received from Member States or directly from stakeholders. The foods/food constituents that are the subject of this opinion are “nuts”, “nuts - peanuts and tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts), excluding brazil, macadamia and cashew nuts” and “essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil” related to the following claimed effects: “anti-inflammatory”, “heart health”, “weight management” and “healthy cardiovascular system”. A nut is an indehiscent (not opening at maturity) dry fruit with one seed and a thick, hard pericarp (shell). A true nut also has a cup at its base. Another definition of a nut is a dry indehiscent fruit that develops from a compound gynoecium (a compound pistil) in which all but one ovule degenerates during development, and which has a hard pericarp at maturity. The health claims considered in this opinion refer to nuts as including peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts, as well as their oils. These nuts differ in fatty acid composition, protein and fibre content, which could have an impact on the claimed effects (i.e. blood pressure, blood cholesterol and body weight), and the information provided does not allow defining the amount and type of nuts that should be consumed daily to obtain the claimed effects. The Panel considers that the foods/food constituents, nuts and essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil, which are the subject of this opinion, are not sufficiently characterised in relation to the claimed effects considered in this opinion. On the basis of the data presented, the Panel considers that a cause and effect relationship cannot be established between the consumption of nuts or essential fatty acids (omega-3/omega-6) in nut oil and the claimed effects considered in this opinion
Nut ; nut oil ; omega-3 fatty acids ; omega-6 fatty acids ; health claims
Settore MED/49 - Scienze Tecniche Dietetiche Applicate
2011
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