RESOLUTION SECSAN 1/2008

FRESH GRAPES, RAISINS, GRAPE JUICE AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

ON THE PROPOSAL of Commission IV « Safety and Health » and after taking note of initial data based on the results of experimental or clinical studies, 

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT actions provided in the strategic plan of the OIV particularly concerning recommendations and supply of research orientations, in collaboration with the FAO and the WHO, on the nutritional potential for all non-alcoholic vine-based products,

CONSIDERING that scientific studies suggest valuable effects of grape, raisin and grape juice consumption on human nutrition

CONSIDERING that certain specific effects may be linked to the particular composition of different fresh grapes, raisins, grape juice and non-fermented products derived there from,

RECOMMENDS that Member states support and promote clinical, epidemiological and biological studies in order to better define  health effects of consumption of fresh grapes, raisins and grape juice.