EFSA opinion on colostrum bovinum
What is colostrum bovinum?
Colostrum bovinum is otherwise bovine colostrum.
In one of the latest scientific publications (June 2021) it is written about colostrum:
"Colostrum is the first milk produced post-partum by mammals and is compositionally distinct from mature milk.
Bovine colostrum has a long history of consumption by humans, and there have been a number of studies investigating its potential for applications in human nutrition and health."
What is EFSA?
EFSA is the short name of the European Food Safety Authority.
It is EFSA that evaluates whether claims made about the possible nutritional and health benefits of food are supported by scientific evidence. This scientific assessment serves as a basis for other European Commission to determine legally whether a nutrition and health claim is permitted in the EU.
Only claims published in the List of permitted health claims (this is an annex to EU Commission Regulation No. 432/2012) may be used in food advertising and promotion
How does it work?
The seller or manufacturer may ask the European Commission to authorize a statement that it believes to be true. If EFSA gives a positive opinion on such a request, the European Commission will add the beneficial statement to the List of permitted health claims.
Can health claims for colostrum bovinum be used in the European Union?
No.
There are no approved health claims for colostrum bovinum so far.
Here are the reasons:
- the characterisation of the food which is the subject of the health claims is unclear (because colostrum is available in different forms: natural, concentrated, in liquid, in powder, in capsules)
- the concentrations of various components of the bovine colostrum which are proposed to contribute to the claimed effects have not been provided
- the subject is not sufficiently characterised in relation to the claimed effects considered in this opinion
Therefore, according to EFSA, it was not possible to establish a cause and effect relationship between the consumption of bovine colostrum and the claimed effects.
Author: Alicja Krzywanska-Podermanska
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