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EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies , 2007. Opinion of the Panel on dietetic products, nutrition and allergies (NDA) on a request from the Commission related to scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and presentation of the application for authorisation of a health claim. EFSA Journal 2007;5(7):530, 44 pp. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.530
Panel members: Jean‐Louis Bresson, Albert Flynn, Marina Heinonen, Karin Hulshof, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Andreu Palou, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, J (Sean) J Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Henk van den Berg, Hendrik van Loveren, and Hans Verhagen.
Adoption date: 6 July 2007
Published date: 26 July 2007
Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2007‐066
This guidance document is obsolete. See EFSA Guidance Catalogue for latest info.
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