Zdrowie i gospodarka · 21/12/1995

Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims, General Principles; Health Claims, General Requirements and Other Specific Requirements for Individual Health Claims

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its regulations on nutrient content claims and health claims to provide additional flexibility in the use of these claims on food products. These changes are intended to benefit public health by encouraging manufacturers to use health claims and nutrient content claims that will assist consumers in maintaining a healthy diet. The agency's current regulations were issued in January of 1993 to implement the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990. This document proposes refinements to those regulations to allow additional synonyms for nutrient content claims without specific preclearance by the agency, permit health claims on certain foods that do not currently qualify because they do not contain 10 percent of certain required nutrients, permit the use of shortened versions of authorized health claims under certain circumstances, eliminate some of the required elements for health claims, and provide additional guidance for petitioners seeking exemption from the disqualification of some foods from bearing a health claim because they contain high levels of certain nutrients. FDA is proposing these amendments in response