How the Nutrition Food Label Was Developed, Part 2: The Purpose and Promise of Nutrition Claims

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 618-623

  Taylor, Christine L ^a   Wilkening, Virginia L ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

FOOD LABELING; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NUTRITIVE VALUE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 41049095828     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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