Annex

United Kingdom

Applicant — Address	Nutrient, substance, food or food category	Claim	Conditions of use of the claim	Conditions and/or restrictions of use of the food and/or additional statement or warning	Proprietary data restricted for use for the benefit of the applicant	EFSA opinion reference
Provexis Natural Products Ltd, Thames Court, 1 Victoria Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1YB, United Kingdom	Water-Soluble Tomato Concentrate (WSTC) I and II	Water-Soluble Tomato Concentrate (WSTC) I and II helps maintain normal platelet aggregation, which contributes to healthy blood flow	F1Information to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily consumption of 3 g WSTC I or 150 mg WSTC II in up to 250 ml of either fruit juices, flavoured drinks or yogurt drinks (unless heavily pasteurised) or with a daily consumption of 3 g WSTC I or 150 mg WSTC II in food supplements when taken with a glass of water or other liquid		1. O’Kennedy, N., Crosbie, L., van Lieshout M., Broom J.I., Webb, D.J., Duttaroy, A.K., 2003a. Persistence of the antiplatelet effect of a single dose of WSTC equivalent to 2 fresh tomatoes over a 24-hour timecourse. REC No 02/0269 2. O’Kennedy et al. 2003b. A 42-day randomised, controlled and double-blinded crossover study to evaluate effects of daily WSTC consumption on platelet function, coagulation and some baseline CVD risk markers. REC No 03/0177. 3. O’Kennedy et al. 2005. Effects of overconsuming Sirco®, a one-a-day fruit juice drink containing 12g/L WSTC, on platelet function in healthy subjects. REC No 05/S0802/77. 4. O’Kennedy et al. 2006c. A pilot study to compare the antiplatelet effects of WSTC in healthy subjects, after consumption in two different food matrices. REC No 06/S0802/60. 5. O’Kennedy et al. 2007. A randomised, controlled and double-blinded crossover study to compare the antiplatelet effects of three different formats of WSTC in healthy humans. REC No 07/S0801/13. 6. Song, V., Sheddon, A., Horgan, G. and O’Kennedy, N. Anticoagulatory and anti-inflammatory activities of WSTC in platelets and endothelial cells. Manuscript for submission; 2008. 7. Zhang, F., Song, V., Neascu, M., Crosbie, L., Duncan, G., Horgan, G., de Roos, B. and O’Kennedy, N. Flow cytometric and proteomic studies examining the effects of WSTC on platelet function in vitro. Unpublished, 2007/2008.	Q-2009-00229

Applicant — Address

Nutrient, substance, food or food category

Claim

Conditions of use of the claim

Conditions and/or restrictions of use of the food and/or additional statement or warning

Proprietary data restricted for use for the benefit of the applicant

EFSA opinion reference

Provexis Natural Products Ltd, Thames Court, 1 Victoria Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1YB, United Kingdom

Water-Soluble Tomato Concentrate (WSTC) I and II

Water-Soluble Tomato Concentrate (WSTC) I and II helps maintain normal platelet aggregation, which contributes to healthy blood flow

F1Information to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily consumption of 3 g WSTC I or 150 mg WSTC II in up to 250 ml of either fruit juices, flavoured drinks or yogurt drinks (unless heavily pasteurised) or with a daily consumption of 3 g WSTC I or 150 mg WSTC II in food supplements when taken with a glass of water or other liquid

O’Kennedy, N., Crosbie, L., van Lieshout M., Broom J.I., Webb, D.J., Duttaroy, A.K., 2003a. Persistence of the antiplatelet effect of a single dose of WSTC equivalent to 2 fresh tomatoes over a 24-hour timecourse. REC No 02/0269

O’Kennedy et al. 2003b. A 42-day randomised, controlled and double-blinded crossover study to evaluate effects of daily WSTC consumption on platelet function, coagulation and some baseline CVD risk markers. REC No 03/0177.

O’Kennedy et al. 2005. Effects of overconsuming Sirco®, a one-a-day fruit juice drink containing 12g/L WSTC, on platelet function in healthy subjects. REC No 05/S0802/77.

O’Kennedy et al. 2006c. A pilot study to compare the antiplatelet effects of WSTC in healthy subjects, after consumption in two different food matrices. REC No 06/S0802/60.

O’Kennedy et al. 2007. A randomised, controlled and double-blinded crossover study to compare the antiplatelet effects of three different formats of WSTC in healthy humans. REC No 07/S0801/13.

Song, V., Sheddon, A., Horgan, G. and O’Kennedy, N. Anticoagulatory and anti-inflammatory activities of WSTC in platelets and endothelial cells. Manuscript for submission; 2008.

Zhang, F., Song, V., Neascu, M., Crosbie, L., Duncan, G., Horgan, G., de Roos, B. and O’Kennedy, N. Flow cytometric and proteomic studies examining the effects of WSTC on platelet function in vitro. Unpublished, 2007/2008.

Q-2009-00229

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Decision of 13 December 2010 amending Decision 2009/980/EU as regards the conditions of use of an authorised health claim on the effect of water-soluble tomato concentrate on platelet aggregation (notified under document C(2010) 8828) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/770/EU).