Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to various food(s)/food constituent(s) claiming maintenance of joints (ID 1799, 1973, 2022, 2178, 2202, 2254, 2255, 2311, 2394, 2417, 2418, 2458, 2649, 2794, 2798, 3119, 3144, 3274, 3283, 3318, 3339, 3495, 3511, 3523, 3555, 3624, 3699, 3748, 3770, 3835, 3884, 3892, 3904, 3943, 3978, 4012, 4020, 4056, 4137, 4175), maintenance of bone (ID 1764, 1907, 2418, 4012, 4020, 4056, 4175) and maintenance of muscles (ID 2254, 2311) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J.J.) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
Acknowledgment
The Panel wishes to thank for the preparation of this opinion: The members of the Working Group on claims: Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Marina Heinonen, Hannu Korhonen, Martinus Løvik, Ambroise Martin, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J.J.) Strain, Inge Tetens, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen. The members of the Claims Sub-Working Group on Bone/Teeth/ Connective Tissue: Rikke Andersen, Olivier Bruyère, Albert Flynn, Ingegerd Johansson, Jukka Meurman and Hildegard Przyrembel.
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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 in relation to food(s)/food constituent(s) and maintenance of joints, maintenance of bone and maintenance of muscles. 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.
Maintenance of joints
The claimed effects are “joint health/mobility/comfort”, “joints”, “joint support”, “helps to maintain mobility of joint during and after climacterium”, “contributes to physical well-being”. The target population is assumed to be the general population for all claims except for ID 3144, for which the target population is assumed to be post-menopausal women. The Panel considers that maintenance of normal joints is a beneficial physiological effect.
No human studies investigating the effects of the food(s)/food constituent(s) on the maintenance of normal joints have been provided. The evidence provided does not establish that results obtained in studies on subjects with osteoarthrosis or (osteo)arthritis of different origin relating to the treatment of symptoms of these diseases (e.g. erosion of articular cartilage, reduced mobility of joints) can be extrapolated to the maintenance of normal joints in the general population. The evidence provided in the animal and in vitro studies submitted is not sufficient to predict the occurrence of an effect of the food(s)/food constituent(s) on the maintenance of normal bone in vivo in humans.
On the basis of the data presented, the Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of the food(s)/food constituent(s) evaluated in this opinion and the maintenance of normal joints.
Maintenance of bone
The claimed effects are “bone” and “bone health”. The target population is assumed to be the general population. The Panel considers that maintenance of normal bone is a beneficial physiological effect.
On the basis of the data presented, the Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of the food(s)/food constituent(s) evaluated in this opinion and the maintenance of normal bone.
Maintenance of muscles
The claimed effect is “muscle”. The target population is assumed to be the general population. The Panel considers that maintenance of normal muscles is a beneficial physiological effect.
On the basis of the data presented, the Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of the food(s)/food constituent(s) evaluated in this opinion and the maintenance of normal muscles
Joints, bone, muscles, health claims.
