Systematic review of the evidence for a relationship between -linolenic acid (ALA) and linoleic acid (LA), and normal growth and development in children

(July 2017)

In 2012, FSANZ considered 241 European Union (EU)-authorised health claims for inclusion as food-health relationships in Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims. In total, 183 food-health relationships from the EU were included in the Standard. We committed to consider a further 32 health claims. 

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