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Europe Gives Prunes the Thumbs Up!

PR Newswire

LONDON, June 8, 2012

LONDON

June 8, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

It's official - news just released from

Europe

is that prunes are good for your

digestion, confirming that Granny was right all along! This is the result of a five

year process by the California Prune Board to prove the point by investing in

detailed scientific research to meet the stringent requirements of EFSA, the

European Food Standards Agency.

"This news affirms what we have known all along, that prunes are good for

you," said Jennette Higgs, consultant nutritionist for the California Prune Board.

"They are an excellent healthy snack - just three make up one of your five a

day, they are a good source of potassium which helps maintain normal blood

pressure and they provide a natural source of fibre."

And British consumers are becoming increasingly aware of these health

benefits, judging by the massive increase in demand for prunes from

California

- recent figures show that we are now consuming over 30% more than last

year.

California

prunes account for just under half of the UK market.

The California Prune Board has been happy to invest in detailed scientific

research to prove the health benefits of prunes and supports EFSA's work to

streamline the health claims being made by the food industry.