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B. O. SCHNEEMAN, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling & Dietary Supplements, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., HFS-800, College Park, MD 20740-3835 In 2003 the Commissioner of Food and Drugs published the task force report, "Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition Initiative." This report provides several initiatives for communicating nutrition information to consumers and contains strategies adopted by the Agency to address the court decision in Pearson vs. Shalala, which includes the interim guidance for review of Qualified Health Claims (QHC). In addition, the task force report outlines the need for research to determine consumer understanding of the use of statements in claims that qualify the strength of the evidence supporting a claim. The proposed QHCs, submitted to the Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (ONPLDS), are reviewed for the nature of evidence supporting the claim as well as the strength of the evidence. Upon completion of its review, FDA can indicate its reasons for not allowing the QHC or can issue a letter of enforcement discretion which contains its scientific analysis and outlines the specific circumstances for use of the QHC on foods and/or dietary supplement products.
Session 12, Qualified health claims and new regulations: A critical juncture
2005 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-20 - New Orleans, Louisiana |