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A health claim on a food label and in food marketing is a claim by a manufacturer of food products that their food will reduce the risk of developing a disease or condition. For example, it is claimed by the manufacturers of oat cereals that oat bran can reduce cholesterol, which will lower the chances of developing serious heart conditions.
For example, the FDA previously stated that yogurt high in added sugars, fortified cereals high in sugar, fortified white bread, fruit snacks, snack bars, and fortified fruit punch all qualified ...
The decision marks the first-ever qualified health claim the federal agency has issued for yogurt. ... Qualified health claims have been allowed by the FDA for dietary supplements since 2000 and ...
Danone North America, the U.S. branch of the French firm that makes several popular yogurt brands, asked the FDA in 2018 for clearance to make what is known as a “qualified health claim.” FDA ...
In February 2019 FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the agency needed stronger powers over health claims and the FDA warned a dozen companies to stop claiming their products can cure diseases. The present law, established in 1994, requires the agency to prove that a product is unsafe.
In May, 2003 the Food and Drug Administration gave "qualified health claim" status to phosphatidylserine thus allowing labels to state "consumption of phosphatidylserine may reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive dysfunction in the elderly" along with the disclaimer "very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests that ...
Danone submitted its petition as part of a standard process for what the FDA calls “qualified health claims.” Such claims do not require the agency's approval, but companies petition the FDA ...
In 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a qualified health claim for chromium picolinate as a dietary supplement relating to insulin resistance and risk of type 2 diabetes. Any company wishing to make such a claim must use the exact wording: "One small study suggests that chromium picolinate may reduce the risk of insulin ...