據歐盟食品安全局消息，歐盟食品安全局于 2015 年 2 月 26 日就“L-tug 番茄紅素有助于降低血液低密度脂蛋白膽固醇”的健康聲稱發布科學建議。
歐盟食品安全局對文獻資料進行審查認為，目前數據不充分，尚未有因果關系來表明 L-tug 番茄紅素有助于降低血液低密度脂蛋白膽固醇。L-tug 技術主要應用于動植物脂肪以及巧克力。可用于防止肝臟餐后代謝應激、瞬態高膽甾醇血等。
部分原文報道如下：
Following an application from Lycotec Ltd, submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation （EC） No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of the United Kingdom, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies （NDA） was asked to deliver an opinion on the scientific substantiation of a health claim related to “L-tug lycopene” and reduction of blood low-density lipoprotein （LDL）-cholesterol. The food constituent that is the subject of the claim is L-tug lycopene （i.e. Lyc-O-Mato? embedded in fat-rich matrices by a manufacturing process claimed as proprietary and confidential by the applicant）。 The Panel considers that the food constituent, L-tug lycopene, which is the subject of the claim, is sufficiently characterised.
原文鏈接：http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4025.htm
日期：2015-03-04
