We specialise in carrying out claim substantiation studies to assist you with any claims you wish to make on your products.
All studies are performed to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and are approved by an Independent Ethics Committee (IEC).
We can help with claims in the following areas:
Glycaemic Index
The glycaemic index is a measure of the ability of a food to raise blood sugar levels after it is eaten. The index compares the blood sugar response to a particular food with the body’s reaction to pure glucose, which is given the value of 100. The glycaemic index of food is governed by several factors, such as the form of carbohydrate it contains, the amount and form of fibre it contains, how much processing and cooking it has been subjected to, and the presence of other substances such as protein and fat.
We offer a service to measure the glycaemic index of ingredients and food products. This independent assessment and data can be used to substantiate any claims made on your packaging.
Cognitive Performance
The idea that nutrition can affect cognitive behaviour, that is, the capacity of an individual to think, reason, remember and attend to information effectively has gained popular acceptance.
We can help substantiate claims you wish to make.
Satiety
The ability of food to create a feeling of fullness and to delay the time in which hunger returns is an area of increasing interest to the food industry. This interest is leading to the development of products that help manage weight.
We offer services to investigate satiety and satiation. These can be tailored to meet your specific requirements.
Health Claims
A health claim is any statement on labels, marketing or advertising that health benefits can result from consuming a given food, for instance that a food can help reinforce the body’s natural defences or enhance learning ability.
Article 13 of the EU regulation on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1924/2006) requires EU Member States’ competent authorities to submit a list of draft health claims to the EU Commission. This draft list will include claims that are eligible for consideration to be on the final Community list of permitted claims. EFSA will assess submissions from all Member States and the EU will produce a final list of health claims. Claims must be based on generally accepted scientific evidence and be well understood by the consumer.
We can help by providing some of the scientific evidence you may need to get your health claim approved.