Food Labeling; Requirements for Nutrient Content Claims, Health Claims, and Statements of Nutritional Support for Dietary Supplements

摘要

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its nutrient content claims regulations to change the terminology used to describe dietary supplements; provide for the use of statements that characterize the percentage level of dietary ingredients that do not have Reference Daily Intakes (RDI's) or Daily Reference Values (DRV's); and withdraw the provision that dietary supplements of vitamins and minerals may not give prominence to any ingredient that is not a vitamin or a mineral on its label or in labeling. The agency is also proposing to specify how (i.e., text, placement, and type size) the disclaimer required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) is to be presented with statements of nutritional support. Additionally, FDA is proposing to remove the definition of ``dietary supplements'' and to change the terminology used to describe dietary supplements in regulations governing health claims for food products. This action is being taken to implement in part the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (the DSHEA).