While sparkling waters are known for their high levels of sodium, Jouvence found a new “health” positioning because it has the lowest sodium level of the market.

The company Les Grandes Sources de Wattwiller, which markets this water, has established a partnership with the Research Foundation on Hypertension (FRHTA). This partnership will maybe inspire other companies to reconsider the sodium level of their sparkling water?

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http://www.rayon-boissons.com

http://www.frhta.org/

http://www.wattwiller.com

In the report published in January, the AFSSA considers that although supplementary information provided were satisfactory concerning the production process of the new ingredient and the units used to state arsenic and heavy metals levels, the supplementary information remain non satisfactory, in particular concerning the soya variety that is used, the identification of the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor active substance. The AFSSA also considers that the term “nutritional support” must not appear on the labeling.

Supplementary information is therefore needed in order to envisage the maketing of the new ingredient.

Find the unabridged opinion clicking on the following link: http://www.afssa.fr/

A new application for a health claim has been filed under article 14 to EFSA by CEMA SA for a cholesterol-lowering purpose. This claim relates to trans free spreadable fats rich in unsaturated fatty acids. The reduction of LDL cholesterol has been recognized as beneficial to health by the panel of EFSA and two claims on cholesterol reduction, made by Unilever and Danone, have received positive opinions.

Reference : EFSA

EFSA published a positive opinion on the use of ferric sodium EDTA as iron source for food supplements.

Thanks to its high bioavailability, from 2 to 3 times higher than the other iron salts, EFSA recommended a maximal daily dose not to exceed, the equivalent of 1.9 mg of ferric sodium EDTA /kg/d in adult and 3.9 mg of ferric sodium EDTA/kg/d in children.

Three brands of the Group Nestle, Davigel, Herta and Maggi, promise to change the composition of their products in order to reduce salt, fat, sugars and trans fats contents, and increase omega-3 and vitamin D levels. To date, 14 charters of voluntary nutritional progress have been signed under the National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS).

Référence : http://www.sante-sports.gouv.fr