Review of possible role of olive oil polyphenols in human health and evaluation of existing evidence, focusing into the possibilities of communicating these effects on food labels.
COBISS.SI-ID: 36580869
Review paper on health claims on foods.
COBISS.SI-ID: 35800325
Foods marked with health claims can be more attractive to the consumers, which can affect their buying choices as well as their eating habits. This scientific article, published in the most prominent journal from the field, deals with the claims which could prove to be problematic from this perspective. It discusses the possible impact of the authorisation of such claims and puts forward solutions in order to avoid public health risks.
COBISS.SI-ID: 35137285
Plants and parts of plants (botanicals) are common constituents of functional foods and food supplements. On labels of such products producer often use of health claims. In the paper we critically discuss safety risks and possibility of use of claims on such products.
COBISS.SI-ID: 37282565
A direct relationship between high sodium intake and raised blood pressure led several countries and health organizations to development of recommendations for the reduction of salt (sodium chloride) intake in populations. Because consumers are very sensitive to health-related communications the regulation of the use of health claims on foods can be usedas a helpful approach to achieve a reduction in population salt intake. Nutrient profiles should have been established in the European Union to exclude the use of health claims on foods with an overall poor nutritional status, but unfortunately this part of the legislation has not yet been implemented. Additionally, health claim for chloride is currently in the authorisation process. Such claims might not only encourage consumers to increase their consumption of salt-rich foods and mislead them about making healthy food choices, but also encourage the producers of foods and food supplements to increase sodium chloride contents to a level that enables such claims to be made. To prevent this it is of critical importance to set nutrient profiles and limit the use of health claims on foods which are a source of sodium.
COBISS.SI-ID: 35138053