EFSA considers health claim for creatine and elderly muscle function

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

- Last updated on GMT

Creatine and elderly muscle claim considered
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is reviewing a health claim application for creatine and muscle function in the elderly following an application from German chemical company AlzChem AG.

According to EFSA’s register of questions, the 13.5 health claim application was under consideration but a deadline was yet to be given. The dossier was forwarded by the Austrian authority.

Under the European Union’s 2006 nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR), products providing a daily intake of 3 g of creatine could already claim to “increase physical performance in successive bursts of short-term, high intensity exercise”.​ 

Yet this claim could only be used for foods targeting adults performing high-intensity exercise. 

AlzChem, headquartered in Trostberg, has over 1,400 employees and annual revenue of over €295m across the fields of nutrition, renewable energies, fine chemicals, agriculture and metallurgy. 

Article 13.5 claims relate to proprietary and emerging science.

Related news

Show more

Related products

show more

Support a new era of active lifestyle consumers

Support a new era of active lifestyle consumers

Content provided by Lonza | 05-Nov-2024 | Product Brochure

Mobility is taking center stage for a new generation of consumers who understand that mobility and joint health are inextricably linked to long-term quality...

Explore the scientific foundations of Nextida™ GC

Explore the scientific foundations of Nextida™ GC

Content provided by Rousselot | 01-Nov-2024 | White Paper

The first commercialised ingredient in the Nextida platform, a range of specific collagen peptide compositions with targeted health benefits, Nextida™...

Redefine Your Protein Bars with the Protein Solution From Nature

Redefine Your Protein Bars with the Protein Solution From Nature

Content provided by Angel Yeast – Yeast and Baking Ingredients | 24-Oct-2024 | Application Note

When manufacturers asked for a protein ingredient that could redefine their protein bar formulations, we delivered AngeoPro - a sustainable microbial protein...

Related suppliers

Follow us

Products

View more

Webinars