Health claims on foods in Canada

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  L'Abbé, Mary R ^a   Dumais, Lydia ^a   Chao, Eunice ^a   Junkins, Beth ^b  

^a Bureau of Nutritional Sciences   (Canada)

^b Health Canada and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Biologicals   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 44449168117     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.6.1221s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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