TY - JOUR

T1 - FHI LFC24, a bovine milk-derived casein hydrolysate, and a reduction of post-prandial blood glucose responses: evaluation of a health claim pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

T2 - (Scientific Opinion)

AU - EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)

AU - Sjödin, Anders Mikael

N1 - EFSA 2016 4540

PY - 2016/7/22

Y1 - 2016/7/22

N2 - Following an application from Food for Health Ireland (FHI), submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of Ireland, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the scientific substantiation of a health claim related to FHI LFC24, a bovine milk-derived casein hydrolysate, and a reduction of post-prandial blood glucose responses. The food, FHI LFC24, which is the subject of the health claim, is sufficiently characterised. The claimed effect proposed by the applicant is that FHI LFC24, when co-ingested with carbohydrates, reduces post-prandial bloodglucose responses. The target population proposed by the applicant is the healthy adult population. In view of the proposed mechanism by which the food would exert the claimed effect, i.e. ‘by increased post-prandial insulin secretion’, the applicant was requested to provide evidence that a reduction ofpost-prandial blood glucose responses achieved by an increase in insulin secretion is a beneficial physiological effect for the target population, i.e. the healthy adult population. The evidence provided by the applicant did not establish that a reduction in post-prandial glycaemic responses achieved by anincrease in insulin secretion is a beneficial physiological effect for the target population. The Panel considers that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of the food, FHI LFC24, and a beneficial physiological effect for the target population.

AB - Following an application from Food for Health Ireland (FHI), submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of Ireland, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the scientific substantiation of a health claim related to FHI LFC24, a bovine milk-derived casein hydrolysate, and a reduction of post-prandial blood glucose responses. The food, FHI LFC24, which is the subject of the health claim, is sufficiently characterised. The claimed effect proposed by the applicant is that FHI LFC24, when co-ingested with carbohydrates, reduces post-prandial bloodglucose responses. The target population proposed by the applicant is the healthy adult population. In view of the proposed mechanism by which the food would exert the claimed effect, i.e. ‘by increased post-prandial insulin secretion’, the applicant was requested to provide evidence that a reduction ofpost-prandial blood glucose responses achieved by an increase in insulin secretion is a beneficial physiological effect for the target population, i.e. the healthy adult population. The evidence provided by the applicant did not establish that a reduction in post-prandial glycaemic responses achieved by anincrease in insulin secretion is a beneficial physiological effect for the target population. The Panel considers that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of the food, FHI LFC24, and a beneficial physiological effect for the target population.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - FHI LFC24

KW - Post-prandial blood glucose

KW - Insulin

KW - Health claims

U2 - 10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4540

DO - 10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4540

M3 - Journal article

VL - 14

JO - E F S A Journal

JF - E F S A Journal

SN - 1831-4732

IS - 7

M1 - 4540

ER -