FDA Expands Health Claim for Oat Fiber and Reduced Coronary Heart Disease Risk

Summary

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulation to allow a health claim on the relationship between soluble dietary fiber from whole oat sources and reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), expanding eligibility to include oat bran and whole oat flour with a beta-glucan content of up to 10% on a dry weight basis.