The Regulatory Context for the Use of Health Claims and the Marketing of Functional Foods: Global Principles

Regulation of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: A Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 37-54

  Heasman, Michael ^a  

^a Centre for Food and Health Studies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional food; Health claims; Marketing; Policy makers; Principles

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449086568     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470277676.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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