Traduction de «Régime pauvre en cholestérol » (Français → Anglais) :

The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Consuming 2 g/day plant stanols (as plant stanol esters) as part of a diet low in saturated fat results in a 2-fold greater reduction in LDL-cholesterol than consuming a low saturated fat diet alone.

Following an application from Lactalis BC, submitted pursuant to Article 14(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was asked to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to ‘Low fat and low trans spreadable fat rich in unsaturated and omega-3 fatty acids’ and reduction of LDL-cholesterol concentrations (Question No EFSA-Q-2009-00458) (2).

5.1 Foods or food ingredients with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters | (1) ‘with added plant sterols’ or ‘with added plant stanols’ in the same field of vision as the name of the food; (2) the amount of added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters content (expressed in % or as g of free plant sterols/plant stanols per 100 g or 100 ml of the food) shall be stated in the list of ingredients; (3) a statement that the food is intended exclusively for people who want to lower their blood cholesterol level; (4) a statement that patients on cholesterol lowering medication sh ...[+++]ould only consume the product under medical supervision; (5) an easily visible statement that the food may not be nutritionally appropriate for pregnant or breastfeeding women and children under the age of five years; (6) advice that the food is to be used as part of a balanced and varied diet, including regular consumption of fruit and vegetables to help maintain carotenoid levels; (7) in the same field of vision as the statement required under point 3) above, a statement that the consumption of more than 3 g/day of added plant sterols/plant stanols should be avoided; (8) a definition of a portion of the food or food ingredient concerned (preferably in g or ml) with the amount of the plant sterol/plant stanol that each portion contains.

4. These terms and conditions are without prejudice to terms and conditions that may be imposed upon ACP countries subject to restrictive borrowing conditions under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (“HIPC”) or other internationally agreed debt sustainability frameworks.

- Subject to the main objectives of given arrangements (reciprocal enhanced market access, development of poor countries, security, regional co-operation and integration), differences in the definition of the preferential treatment and also in the conditions for a product to enjoy such preference will be kept as this is in line with the ultimate substitution of such arrangements with a multilateral approach.

4. These terms and conditions are without prejudice to terms and conditions that may be imposed upon ACP countries subject to restrictive borrowing conditions under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (‘HIPC’) or other internationally agreed debt sustainability frameworks.