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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11606

23 August 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 20
SECTORAL POLICIES / Food safety
EFSA lays down nutritional values for choline, a nutrient needed for a healthy liver
Brussels, 22/08/2016 (Agence Europe)

Reference nutritional values for choline, an essential nutrient that plays an important role in the human body, particularly for keeping the liver working normally, have been established by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and were published on Wednesday 17 August.

For various categories of age and population, adequate daily amounts of this key nutrient as laid down by EFSA’s scientific group for diet, nutrition and allergy products (the NDA group) are 400 mg for adults and...