据外媒报道,7月18日欧盟食品安全局就肠道和免疫健康声称指南的修订征求意见,征求意见截止日期为2014年9月10日。
欧盟食品安全局主要关注的内容包含:
研究人群的适用性;必需营养素相较于非必需营养素相关声称的评估;用来估量结果的工具(例如问卷调查)的有效性;人类研究的恰当报告;机密数据的处理。
欧盟食品安全局称,将把征求的意见会连同NDA专家组的最新科研内容以及健康声称评估的经验作为依据,修订肠道和免疫健康声称指南。
部分原文报道如下:
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is calling for input From all stak eholders as it goes about revising its controversial gut and immune health claim guidance that dates back to 2011.
In calling for input until September 10, the Parma-based agency focuses on areas including:
· Suitability of the study population
· Evaluation of claims related to essential nutrients compared to non-essential nutrients
· Considerations on the validity of tools used to measure outcomes (e.g. questionnaire)
· Appropriate reporting of human studies
· Handling of data w hich are claimed as confidential