On regularity and regulation, health claims and hype

Hastings Center Report

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 11-12

  Marks, Jonathan H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 80051660329     PISSN: 00930334     EISSN: 1552146X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1552-146X.2011.tb00113.x     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. M. Taylor, "How the FDA Is Picking Its Food Label Battles," The Atlantic, July 19, 2010, http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2010/07/how-the-fda-is-picking-its-food-label-battles/59927/.
2. S.E. Colby et al., "Nutrition Marketing on Food Labels," Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 42, no. 2 (2010): 92-98.
3. Food and Drug Administration, "Claims That Can Be Made for Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements," 2003, http://www.fda.gov/food/labelingnutrition/labelclaims/ucm111447.htm.
4. Pearson v. Shalala, 164 F.3d. 650 (D.C. Cir. 1999).
5. General Accountability Office, GAO-11-102, "Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims," January 2011, http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11102.pdf.
6. M. Hamburg, Open Letter to Industry, March 3, 2010, at http://www.fda.gov/food/labelingnutrition/ucm202733.htm.
7. Federal Trade Commission, File No. 0823158, "In the Matter of The Dannon Company, Inc.," http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0823158/index.shtm.
8. Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on Nutrition and Health Claims Made on Foods, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2006R1924:20100302:EN:PDF