# Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/372 of 15 March 2016 refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk (Text with EEA relevance), Annex: Rejected health claim

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Application — Relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
Nutrient, substance, food or food category
Claim
EFSA opinion reference
Article 14(1)(a) health claim referring to a reduction of a disease risk.
L-tug lycopene
L-tug lycopene has been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease
Q-2014-00590

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/372/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-372/annex
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