Se consideran datos científicos pertinentes todos los estudios, realizados o no en seres humanos, publicados o no, que sean relevantes para fundamentar la declaración de propiedades saludables objeto de la solicitud, al examinar la relación entre el alimento y el efecto declarado, incluidos los datos favorables o no a esa relación.
Pertinent scientific data are all human and non-human studies, published or unpublished, that are relevant for the substantiation of health claim applied for, by addressing the relationship between the food and the claimed effect, including data in favour and data not in favour of such relationship.