date:May 08, 2014
nded health claim within EU countries for five years, effective from the day of EU approval.
The content of the health claim remains unchanged, the company said, but its field of application would be extended to other formats, including non-chocolate products. The application of the health claim on cocoa extract products opens new opportunities, for example in the pharmacy, nutraceutical and supplement industries. The cardiovascular properties of flavanols could, for instance, be offered in the