Functional foods and health claims: A public health policy perspective

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 75-82

  Lawrence, Mark ^a   Rayner, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food regulation; Functional foods; Health claims; Public health policy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; LAW; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STANDARD;

HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUTRITION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032081651     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/phn19980013     Document Type: Review

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