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In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, the following entries are inserted in an alphabetical order:

Authorised on 24.9.2013 restricted to the use of GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited and its affiliates, GSK House, 980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW89GS, United Kingdom, for a period of five years.

Authorised on 24.9.2013 restricted to the use of Mondelēz International group, Three Parkway North Deerfield, IL 60015, United States of America, for a period of five years.

Authorised on 24.9.2013 restricted to the use of Barry Callebaut Belgium NV, Aalstersestraat 122, B-9280 Lebbeke-Wieze, Belgium, for a period of five years.’

Nutrient, substance, food or food categoryClaimConditions of use of the claimConditions and/or restrictions of use of the food and/or additional statement or warningEFSA Journal numberRelevant entry number in the Consolidated List submitted to EFSA for its assessment

‘Reformulated, non-alcoholic, acidic drink with:

  • less than 1 g fermentable carbohydrate per 100 ml (sugars and other carbohydrates except polyols),

  • calcium in a range from 0,3 to 0,8 mol per mol acidulant,

  • display of pH between 3,7-4,0.

Replacing sugar-containing, acidic drinks, such as soft drinks (typically 8-12 g sugars/100 ml), with reformulated drinks contributes to the maintenance of tooth mineralisationf1 In order to bear the claim, reformulated acidic drinks shall comply with the description of the food subject to the claim—2010;8(12):1884—
Slowly digestible starchConsumption of products high in slowly digestible starch (SDS) raises blood glucose concentration less after a meal compared to products low in SDSf2 The claim may be used only on food where the digestible carbohydrates provide at least 60 % of the total energy and where at least 55 % of those carbohydrates is digestible starch, of which at least 40 % is SDS—2011;9(7):2292—
Cocoa flavanolsCocoa flavanols help maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, which contributes to normal blood flowf3

Information shall be given to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 200 mg of cocoa flavanols.

The claim can be used only for cocoa beverages (with cocoa powder) or for dark chocolate which provide at least a daily intake of 200 mg of cocoa flavanols with a degree of polymerisation 1-10

—2012;10(7):2809—

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f1

Authorised on 24.9.2013 restricted to the use of GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited and its affiliates, GSK House, 980 Great West Road, Brentford, TW89GS, United Kingdom, for a period of five years.

f2

Authorised on 24.9.2013 restricted to the use of Mondelēz International group, Three Parkway North Deerfield, IL 60015, United States of America, for a period of five years.

f3

Authorised on 24.9.2013 restricted to the use of Barry Callebaut Belgium NV, Aalstersestraat 122, B-9280 Lebbeke-Wieze, Belgium, for a period of five years.’