Food Safety and Functional Foods in the European Union: Obesity as a Paradigmatic Example for Novel Food Development

Authors: Andreu Palou; Catalina Picó; M. Luisa Bonet

Source: Nutrition Reviews, Supplement 1 , pp. 169-181(13)

Publisher: International Life Sciences Institute

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Abstract:

Since 1997, the European Union has undergone deep changes in the scientific assessment of food-related problems. Among the immediate challenges in the near future are the scientific and technological developments and regulatory measures for the so-called "functional foods," which can positively affect the health and well-being of consumers. Obesity, whose genetic and molecular basis are increasingly understood, is now foreseen as one of the key targets for novel functional foods developments, and offers a paradigmatic example of the complexity of a biological system as a target to be controlled.

Keywords: FUNCTIONAL FOODS; NOVEL FOODS; FOOD SAFETY; OBESITY; EUROPEAN UNION

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1301/nr.2004.jul.S169-S181

Affiliations: 1: Laboratori de Biologia Molecular, Nutrició i Biotecnologia, Departament de Biologia Fonamental i Ciècies de la Salut, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa Km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Publication date: 2004-07-01

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