Scientific Opinion on the Substantiation of a Health Claim Related to a Combination of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Pyridoxine, D-Biotin, and Pumpkin Seed Oil and Maintenance of Normal Hair Pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

In 2012, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) evaluated a health claim related to a combination of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, D-biotin and pumpkin seed oil (Cucurbita pepo L.) and the maintenance of normal hair. The claim suggested that this combination could reduce hair loss and increase the number of hair in healthy adults. However, the panel found that the study provided by the applicant, Nutrilinks Sarl, did not use the food which is the subject of the claim, and therefore, no conclusions could be drawn from this study for the scientific substantiation of the claim. The panel concluded that a cause and effect relationship had not been established between the consumption of the specified combination and the maintenance of normal hair.