Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to methylsulphonylmethane (MSM) and contribution to normal collagen formation (ID 353, 388, 389, 394, 1695, 1741, 1874), maintenance of normal hair (ID 353, 1741, 1874), maintenance of normal nails (ID 1695, 1741, 1874), maintenance of normal acid-base balance (ID 387), “strengthens the immune system function” (ID 390), maintenance of normal bowel function (ID 391), contribution to the normal cysteine synthesis (ID 392) and “vitamin production needed for correct function of metabolism” (ID 393) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
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Methylsulphonylmethane (MSM), collagen, hair, nails, acid-base balance, immune system, bowel function, cysteine, vitamins, health claims.
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Panel members at the time of adoption
Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J.J.) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen.
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