Japan Bio Science Laboratory is proud to announce the approval of Chalcurb® on the Union market as a novel food ingredient by the European Commission in the EU as of July 30, 2024. Chalcurb® has been approved in all 27 EU member states and had a safety assessment published in the EFSA journal on March 11, 2024. EFSA concluded in its safety assessment that Chalcurb® is safe for use in food supplements at a dose of 35 mg per day.
ChalCurb® is derived from the sap of the Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei) plant, which is native to Japan. This sap contains more than 20 potent and rare flavonoids known as chalcones. Chalcurb® has a minimum of 8% of two particular chalcone flavonoids: xanthoangelol and 4- hydroxyderricin.
Human, animal, and in-vitro studies suggest that Chalcurb® may have a variety of beneficial effects on metabolic functions such as: reducing visceral fat, reducing ghrelin, reducing BMI, improving blood glucose and blood pressure, improving leptin and adiponectin sensitivity, and more.
Please see the link included below for access to the European law and all documentation associated with this approval of ashitaba sap.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2061/oj
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