Author : Lisa Shames
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437980015
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)
Book Synopsis Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims by : Lisa Shames
Download or read book Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims written by Lisa Shames and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FDA oversees federal requirements to prohibit false or misleading food labels; the FTC enforces the prohibition against false or misleading advertising. By statute, health claims on food labels must have significant scientific agreement, but in 2002, in response to a court decision, FDA decided to allow qualified health claims with less scientific support. Structure/function claims refer to a food's effect on body structure or function and are also used on food. This study of FDA's implementation of qualified health claims for food examined: (1) the results of FDA's efforts to allow the use of qualified health claims and oversight of these claims; and (2) consumers' understanding of the claims. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication.