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Article: US FDA seeking comment on ways to manage qualified health claims.
- Article from:
- Nutraceuticals International
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, seeking public comment on several topics involving qualified health claims, ie, those which are not supported by significant scientific agreement, and other potential initiatives to help consumers in choosing a healthy diet. Among other issues, the agency is requesting comments on alternatives for regulating qualified health claims and on the appropriateness and nature of dietary guidance statements in food labeling.
The ANPRM, which was published in the Federal Register November 25, is a follow-up to the July 11 report of the Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition ...