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Annex Permitted health claim

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Application — Relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006Applicant — AddressNutrient, substance, food or food categoryClaimConditions of use of the claimConditions and/or restrictions of use of the food and/or additional statement or warningEFSA opinion reference
Article 14(1)(a) health claim referring to reduction of a disease riskLactalis B&C, ZA Les Placis, 35230 Bourgbarré, FranceMonounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated fatty acidsReplacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats in the diet has been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart diseaseThe claim may be used only for food which is high in unsaturated fatty acids, as referred to in the claim HIGH UNSATURATED FAT as listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006The claim may only be used on fats and oilsQ-2009-00458