Dietician backs yoghurt health claims

AN Irish dietician has challenged EU scientists who say probiotic yoghurt health claims cannot be proven.

Dietician backs yoghurt health claims
Sat, 03 Oct, 2009 - 01:00
Evelyn Ring

Experts at the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) threw out 180 claims made about probiotic ingredients.

Ten claims were rejected outright while the remaining 170 could not be assessed because of insufficient evidence of their effects.

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