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Plant sterols and plant stanol esters

The official health claims below are available for Plant sterols and plant stanol esters and are shown in order of occurrence according to the symptomszoeker.nl data.

The definition of health claims is contained in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. Under the Claims Regulation, only health claims that are scientifically substantiated and understandable to the consumer are permitted.



    Scope Health claim (EFSA)
    Cholesterol - lowering (disease risk limiting claim)
    • This has been shown to lower blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease