Barry Callebaut has applied to the European Food Safety Authority to extend its existing health claim to include cocoa extract products.
Zurich, Switzerland/Press Release -- Barry Callebaut has applied to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to extend its existing health claim on cocoa powder and dark chocolate products, to include cocoa extract products.
In September 2013, the company was granted a health claim that cocoa flavanols support healthy blood circulation in the human body. This positive evaluation of EFSA on the scientific data for the health claim extension is a first step toward approval by the EU Commission.