FDA perspectives on health claims for food labels

Toxicology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-43

  Rowlands, J Craig ^a,b   Hoadley, James E ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based ranking system; Health claim; Nutrient content claim; Nutrition Facts Panel; Nutrition Labeling Education Act

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PACKAGING; LAW; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FOOD LABELING; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33644640942     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.10.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. FDA, 1999a. A Food Labeling Guide. Chapter VI - Claims. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/∼dms/flg-toc.html ).
2. FDA, 1999b. Guidance for Industry: Significant Scientific Agreement in the Review of Health Claims for Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/∼dms/ssaguide.html ).
3. FDA, 2003a. Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition Initiative. Task Force Final Report. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.cfsan. fda.gov/∼dms/nuttftoc.html ).
4. FDA, 2003b. Guidance for Industry and FDA: Interim Procedures for Qualified Health Claims in the Labeling of Conventional Human Food and Dietary Supplements. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/ ∼dms/hclmqui3.html ).
5. FDA, 2003c. Guidance for Industry: Interim Evidence-based Ranking System for Scientific Data. Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition Initiative. Task Force Final Report. Attachment B. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/∼dms/nuttf-b.html ).
6. FDA, 2004. Guidance for Industry: Substantiation for Dietary Supplement Claims Made Under Section 403(r)(6) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Draft Guidance. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/ ∼dms/dsclmgui.html ).