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EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA); Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus CNCM I-1720, Lactobacillus helveticus CNCM I-1722, Bifidobacterium longum CNCM I-3470 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii CNCM I-1079 and defence against pathogenic gastro-intestinal microorganisms (ID 3017, further assessment) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 : A combination of bacterial strains and defence against pathogenic gastro-intestinal microorganisms (further assessment)
Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to provide a scientific opinion on a health claim pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 in the framework of further assessment related to a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus CNCM I-1720, Lactobacillus helveticus CNCM I-1722, Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum CNCM I-3470 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii CNCM I-1079 and defence against pathogenic gastro-intestinal microorganisms.
The food constituent that is the subject of the health claim, a combination of L. rhamnosus CNCM I-1720, L. helveticus CNCM I-1722, B. longum subsp. longum CNCM I-3470 and S. cerevisiae var. boulardii CNCM I-1079, is sufficiently characterised. The claimed effect which is proposed for further assessment, defence against pathogenic gastro-intestinal microorganisms, is a beneficial physiological effect.
The proposed target population is the general population. No human intervention studies which investigated the effect of a combination of L. rhamnosus CNCM I-1720, L. helveticus CNCM I-1722, B. longum subsp. longum CNCM I-3470 and S. cerevisiae var. boulardii CNCM I-1079 were provided. On the basis of the data presented, the Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of a combination of L. rhamnosus CNCM I-1720, L. helveticus CNCM I-1722, B. longum subsp. longum CNCM I-3470 and S. cerevisiae var. boulardii CNCM I-1079 and defence against pathogenic gastro-intestinal microorganisms.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | European Food Safety Authority |
Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 2853 |
Series: | Efsa Journal |
ISSN: | 23149396 and 18314732 |
Types: | Journal article and Report |
DOI: | 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2853 |