Barry Callebaut announced that the EU Commission approved its health claim submission on cocoa flavanols.
September 10/Zurich, Switzerland and Wieze, Belgium/Press Release -- Barry Callebaut, a manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, announced that the EU Commission approved its health claim submission on cocoa flavanols (Regulation No 851/2013), following the positive Scientific Opinion issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in July 2012. The company received the right to use the health claim that “cocoa flavanols help maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, which contributes to normal blood flow.” Barry Callebaut was able to provide evidence that the daily intake of 200mg of cocoa flavanols (provided by 2.5g ACTICOA cocoa powder or 10g ACTICOA dark chocolate) supports a healthy blood circulation by helping to maintain the elasticity of the blood vessels.
Barry Callebaut now has the proprietary right to use the cocoa flavanols claim within EU countries. The claim can be used for cocoa beverages (with cocoa powder) or for dark chocolate providing at least a daily intake of 200mg of cocoa flavanols. Barry Callebaut will be able to use the claim for its ACTICOA cocoa and chocolate products which retain most of the cocoa flavanols naturally present in the cocoa bean.