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Article: FTC encourages FDA to expand policy of non-misleading health claims for food.(Federal Trade Commission)(Food and Drug Administration)
- Article from:
- Food & Drink Weekly
- Article date:
- August 9, 2004
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Allowing additional truthful, non-misleading health claims on more foods would help consumers make informed dietary choices and encourage manufacturers to develop and market healthier food products, according to Federal Trade Commission staff comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released July 30.
The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Economics, and Office of Policy Planning staff filed a comment encouraging the FDA to consider allowing truthful, non-misleading health claims for more foods. The FTC staff recommended that the FDA make its regulatory decisions consistent with the results of consumer research on ways that health claims may ...