statements ofBENEO ISOMALT and PalatinoseTM receive a positive opinion of the EFSA
Spain, may of 2011- April 8, 2011It was not a ’Black Friday’ but ’radiant’ for BENEO. All statementsconcerning article 13(1) presented by BENEO ISOMALT and PalatinoseTM(Isomaltulose) have been positively evaluated by the European authority ofSafety food (EFSA) 1 in the fourth batch of opinions. Thestatements in question refer to two areas in the choice offood can be important: the maintenance of dental health and thereduction of the response glucémica postmeal, i.e., the effecthypoglycaemic. The BENEO Institute is nevertheless realistic enoughI like to know that there is still long way to go in the “journey of»’these statements’.
health dental.
statementsDental presented by BENEO2, EFSA said that “the alleged effects are””dental health”, “remineralization of teeth”, “no””cariogénico” and “does not promote tooth decay”, reflecting thescientific evidence that frequent consumption of sugar contributes to the«tooth demineralization» 3. The EFSA concluded that consumption offood/beverages that contain ISOMALT or PalatinoseTM instead of carbohydrates ofeasy fermentation, as the traditional sugar carbon, can help tokeep the mineralization of the teeth by the decrease of thedemineralization of tooth. Added: “to carry the statement […] East»type of food or beverages [should] not reduce dental plaque pH bybelow 5.7 for a period of up to 30 minutes after consumption nor«lead to dental erosion». As such, the food must be subjected to theknown telemetry of the pH of dental plaque developed by the UniversityZurich and promoted by the Organization non-profit ToothfriendlyInternational. Measurements are carried out in a systematic manner ininstitutions as the University of Zürich dental (Switzerland) or theUniversity Witten-Herdecke preventive dentistry (Germany).
effect hypoglycaemic.
statementsglucémicas presented by BENEO ISOMALT and PalatinoseTM, the EFSAHe established a relationship of cause and effect between the consumption of foods/beveragesit contain isomalt or Isomaltulose (PalatinoseTM) instead of sugartraditional and the reduction of the response glucémicas posprandiales.
resultsThey confirm the scientific proof for both functional carbohydrates and area clear indication of the EFSA recognizes the benefit of the use of ISOMALT orPalatinoseTM (Isomaltulose); both offer a physiological characteristicsimprove the properties related to the health of the product-specificend for the good of the consumer. In addition, the results showthat was a solution of the ’ discussion of comparative statements or»«substitution» in which many macronutrients, were engaged as thecarbohydrates beneficial for health, from 2009, when the EFSAHe raised a problem in relation to the requirements applicable to this type ofstatements in the context of the regulation on statementsnutrition and healthy.
Anke Sentko,Vice President of Legal Affairs and BENEO nutritional communication: ’East’result that recognizes the unique physiological characteristics of ourknown long trajectory ISOMALT, and in particular our new polyolcarbohydrate functional PalatinoseTM, is reassuring. We are happy toof the role of functional carbon hydrates, which help to maintaindental health and to follow a diet hypoglycemic, was accepted by theCommittee of experts. We believe that this decision was based on the datasolid scientists that support the statements made and the outcome of theintensive explanatory work from 2009, in addition to the ongoing dialogue andFinally productive over the camino.»
the BENEO InstituteThis assessment considers a step in the direction appropriate to the regulationconcerning the statements of claims, and will continue to explain thestatements of health products that are still pending. In addition,BENEO continues to prepare new files in order to ensure the benefits forthe health of its ingredients, helping to drive future innovation in thefood industry and to provide diversity to the consumer.
Institute BENEO.
esan organization that brings together the experience of science teams BENEONutrition, nutrition communications and Legal Affairs. It acts as an agencyCounsel for clients and partners, and covers issues ranging from theapproval of ingredients, passing by the physiological effects and thenutritional composition, labelling and communication. The topicsnutritional key which form the basis of the work of the BENEO InstituteThey include the control of the weight, digestive health, bone health, theperformance physical and mental effects of a diet of low load glucémicain the context of healthy diet and the prevention of diseases,In addition to health dental.
the BENEO InstituteIt facilitates access to the research and scientific knowledgelatest on all the nutritional and legal issues with theBENEO ingredients. It provides customers and partners of BENEOorientation corroborated on some of the issues of importancein the industry of food BENEO is a division of the GroupSüdzucker, gives employment to almost 900 people and possesses of production units in Belgium,Germany, Chile and Italy.
