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Article: FDA reviews two health claims
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- International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials : INFORM
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright AOCS Press Jan 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in December it may change or even revoke the health claims for soy protein and heart disease and for low-fat foods and the risk of some cancers. The agency said it intends to reevaluate the claims because "new scientific evidence appears to have weakened the substance-disease relationship for these authorized health claims."
The health claim linking consumption of soy protein to a reduced risk of heart disease was authorized in October 1999 and fueled a boom in products containing at least 7.25 g of soy protein per serving. Under FDA's ruling, such products have been able to carry a claim stating that "25 grams of soy protein a day, as ...