Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to Equazen eye q® , a combination of EPA, DHA and GLA, and improving reading ability pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
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Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to Equazen eye q® , a combination of EPA, DHA and GLA, and improving reading ability pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. / EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA).
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T1 - Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to Equazen eye q® , a combination of EPA, DHA and GLA, and improving reading ability pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
AU - EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)
AU - Sjödin, Anders Mikael
N1 - EFSA 2015 4251
PY - 2015/10/13
Y1 - 2015/10/13
N2 - Following an application from Vifor Ltd, submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of the United Kingdom, 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 Equazen eye q® and improving reading ability. The Panel considers that Equazen eye q®, a combination of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) (at a weight ratio of 9:3:1), which is the subject of the health claim, is sufficiently characterised. Improving reading ability is a beneficial physiological effect. The applicant provided four human intervention studies thatinvestigated the effect of Equazen eye q® on reading ability in children. No conclusions can be drawn from three of these studies for the scientific substantiation of the claim. The fourth study does not show an effect of Equazeneye q® consumed daily over a period of 20 school weeks, on reading ability in children aged 3–13 years. The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Equazen eye q®, a combination of EPA, DHA and GLA (at a weight ratio of 9:3:1), and improving reading ability in children.
AB - Following an application from Vifor Ltd, submitted for authorisation of a health claim pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of the United Kingdom, 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 Equazen eye q® and improving reading ability. The Panel considers that Equazen eye q®, a combination of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) (at a weight ratio of 9:3:1), which is the subject of the health claim, is sufficiently characterised. Improving reading ability is a beneficial physiological effect. The applicant provided four human intervention studies thatinvestigated the effect of Equazen eye q® on reading ability in children. No conclusions can be drawn from three of these studies for the scientific substantiation of the claim. The fourth study does not show an effect of Equazeneye q® consumed daily over a period of 20 school weeks, on reading ability in children aged 3–13 years. The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Equazen eye q®, a combination of EPA, DHA and GLA (at a weight ratio of 9:3:1), and improving reading ability in children.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Equazen eye q®
KW - Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
KW - Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
KW - Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA)
KW - Reading ability
KW - Children
KW - Health claims
U2 - 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4251
DO - 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4251
M3 - Journal article
VL - 13
JO - E F S A Journal
JF - E F S A Journal
SN - 1831-4732
IS - 10
M1 - 4251
ER -
ID: 187584093