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| ID | Author(s) | Title / Description | Publication Date |
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| 8595 | European Food Safety Authority |
 European Food Safety Authority publishes second series of opinions on ‘general function’ health claimsURL: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/nda100225.htm?WT.mc_id=EFSAHL01&emt=1 Format:  EFSA has published a second series of opinions on a list of ‘general function’ health claims compiled by Member States and the European Commission[1]. Scientific experts on EFSA’s Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) assessed all available scientific data submitted to substantiate the 416 health claims. These opinions have been sent to the Europ.  view details
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20100225Feb 25, 2010 |
| 8162 | Przyrembela, H.; Kleiner, J. |
What is a benefit in relation to food consumption? URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TCR-4SP3SPG-4&_user=961305&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000049425&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=961305&md5=b7e5a290849fd657b645acf2408f097c Format:  This article discusses benefits from nutrient and food consumption. Benefits include enhanced positive health effects, or reduction of adverse health effects, and their corresponding assessments processes.. view details
Source: Toxicology Letters Vol. 180, Vol. 2, Aug. 15, 2008, p. 72-74 hide details |
20080815Aug 15, 2008 |
| 7534 | Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies, European Food Safety Authority |
The Setting of Nutrient Profiles for Foods Bearing Nutrition and Health Claims Pursuant to Article 4 of the Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies URL: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178689506673.htm Format: Opinion adopted on 31 January 2008 providing scientific advice on the setting of nutrient profiles for foods bearing nutrition and/or health claims. The use of nutrient profiles aims to avoid a situation where nutrition or health claims could mislead consumers as to the overall nutritional quality of a food product when trying to make healthy choices in the context of a balanced diet. view details
Source: EFSA Journal, Vol. 644, 2008, p. 1-44/Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies, European Food Safety Authority
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20080226Feb 26, 2008 |
| 8483 | European Food Safety Authority |
The European Food Safety Authority's 9th Scientific Colloquium - Nutrient Profiling For Foods Bearing Nutrition and Health Claims URL: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/colloquiareports/colloquianutrientprofiling.htm Format: The meeting on “Nutrient profiling for food bearing nutrition and health claims” was the ninth in the series of the European Food Safety Authority’s Scientific Colloquia. The objectives of the Colloquium were: (i) to have open exchange of views among experts from Member States in the European Union (EU), non-EU countries, academia, stakeholders and the European Commission (EC) on nutrient profiling for foods bearing nutrition and health claims; (ii) to discuss in detail, and in light of current scientific thinking, key aspects of nutrient profiling that the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) at EFSA will need to consider when providing scientific advice to the EC in setting nutrient profiles. This report summarizes the activities conducted during the meeting.. view details
Source: European Food Safety Authority, Oct. 2007
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20071000Oct 2007 |
| 7122 | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding FDA's Implementation of "Qualified Health Claims" URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/LabelClaims/QualifiedHealthClaims/ucm059132.htm Format: Questions and answers covering the background and procedures involved in the FDA's implementation qualified health claims. view details
Source: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20060512May 12, 2006 |
| 7119 | Landa, Michael M. |
Qualified Health Claims: Letter of Denial - 100 percent Partially Hydrolyzed Whey Protein in Infant Formula and Reduced Risk of Food Allergy in Infants URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/LabelClaims/QualifiedHealthClaims/ucm073313.htm Format: Letter regarding a qualified health claim for 100 percent partially hydrolyzed whey protein in infant formula and reducing the risk of food allergy in infants. Includes discussion of the scientific evaluation regarding this claim. view details
Source: Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration hide details |
20060511May 11, 2006 |
| 7120 | Schneeman, Barbara O. |
Qualified Health Claims: Letter of Denial - Green Tea and Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/LabelClaims/QualifiedHealthClaims/ucm073207.htm Format: Letter regarding a qualified health claim for green tea and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Includes discussion of the scientific evaluation regarding this claim. view details
Source: Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20060509May 9, 2006 |
| 6796 | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Transcript of Public Meeting: Assessing Consumer Perceptions of Health Claims URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/LabelClaims/QualifiedHealthClaims/ucm109638.htm Format:  Transcript and presentations from this meeting held November 17, 2005 in College Park, Maryland on consumer research related to health claims on conventional foods and dietary supplements. Talks include "Legal Context of Consumer Research on Health Claims and Other Food"/Nickerson, Louisa; "Overview of Qualified Health Claims (QHC)"/Schneeman, Barbara; "Presentation of FDA Results"/Derby, Brenda; "Federal Trade Commission Research"/Ippolito, Pauline; "International Food Information Council Foundation's Research"/Kapsak, Wendy Reinhardt; "West Virginia University Research Presentation"/Bone, Paula Fitzgerald; France, Karen Russo; "Ohio State Research"/Hooker, Neal; and more. view details
Source: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20051117Nov 17, 2005 |
| 6424 | Derby, Brenda M.; Levy, Alan S. |
Working Paper: Effects of Strength of Science Disclaimers on the Communication Impacts of Health Claims URL: http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/dockets/dockets/03N0496/03N-0496-rpt0001.pdf Format: Report on an evaluation of schemes for conveying the strength of scientific evidence supporting a health claim. Schemes evaluated use wording and word order or report card grades to convey the strength of the science behind a claim. Questions and answers about this report are provided here. view details
Source: Food and Drug Administration
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20050900Sep 2005 |
| 5998 | IFT Expert Panel, Institute of Food Technologists |
Functional Foods: Opportunities and Challenges URL: http://members.ift.org/IFT/Research/IFTExpertReports/functionalfoods_report.htm Format: This is the final report of an IFT Expert Panel convened to review the scientific literature on functional foods. "This Expert Report provides a comprehensive review of functional foods that emphasizes the importance of functional foods, summarizes the applicable U.S. laws and regulations, and presents scientifically based guidance for demonstrating both safety and efficacy." There are nine sections, downloadable separately or in one document: Definitions, Introduction, Food and Genes, Current Legal Standards, Scientific Standards, Policy Limitations, Bringing Functional Foods to Market, Role of Research, and Conclusions. The appendices are "Food Consumption Databases", "Additional Examples of the Effects of Functional Components of Foods", "Food Composition Databases", and "Safety Testing for Substances Without Prior History of Safe Use". On this page, there are also many links to related information, such as summaries, FAQ's, and news releases. view details
Source: Institute of Food Technologists hide details |
20050324Mar 24, 2005 |
| 6445 | International Food Information Council Foundation |
Qualified Health Claims Consumer Research Project Executive Summary URL: http://www.ific.org/research/qualhealthclaimsres.cfm Format: Executive summary of this project to study consumer reactions to health claims. view details
Source: International Food Information Council Foundation hide details |
20050300Mar 2005 |
| 5841 | Clydesdale, F. |
Functional Foods: Opportunities and Challenges (Executive Summary) URL: http://members.ift.org/NR/rdonlyres/64C20C58-648A-47F8-A849-F354CB216AEC/0/ExecutiveSummary.pdf Format: Summary of IFT Expert Panel report regarding design, development, and marketing of functional foods. view details
Source: Food Technology, Vol. 58, No. 12, Dec. 2004, p. 35-40/Institute of Food Technologists hide details |
20041200Dec 2004 |
| 6216 | Magnuson; Malik; Franke-Carroll; Hines; Alam |
Effects of Dietary Supplements in Young and Aged Rats URL: http://jifsan.umd.edu/docs/rps_2004/Effects_of_dietary_supplements_in_young_and_aged_rats.pdf Format: Presentation from the Research Presentation Symposium held November 18, 2004 on the effects of curcumin and soy isoflavones in rats. view details
Source: Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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20041118Nov 18, 2004 |
| 8175 | Verbeke, W.; Sioen, I.;Pieniak, Z.; Van Camp, J.; De Henauw, S. |
Consumer perception versus scientific evidence about health benefits and safety risks from fish consumption URL: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=631440&jid=PHN&volumeId=8&issueId=04&aid=582936 Format: The goal of this article involved investigating the gap between consumer perception and scientific evidence related to health benefits and safety risks from fish consumption. The research design involved consumer perceptions from a cross-sectional survey in March 2003 in Belgium were compared with scientific evidence based on a literature review. view details
Source: Public Health Nutrition, Vol. 8, No. 4, Nov. 8, 2004, p. 422–429 hide details |
20041108Nov 8, 2004 |
| 3213 | Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Proposed Regulation on Health and Nutrition Claims: Myths and Misunderstandings URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/library/press/press315_en.pdf Format: Press release to set the record straight with regards to common misinterpretations by the press of the European Commission's proposed regulation on health and nutrition claims, adopted July 16, 2003. view details
Source: Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission
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20031001Oct 1, 2003 |
| 3230 | Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Summary of Qualified Health Claims Permitted URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/LabelClaims/QualifiedHealthClaims/ucm073992.htm Format: Fact sheet providing an overview of permitted qualified health claims, including required claim statements, eligible foods, and conditions of use. view details
Source: Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20030900Sep 2003 |
| 2034 | Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
2003 Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising URL: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/guide/toce.shtml Format: Guide to labeling and advertising regulations, policies, and guidelines for foods and alcoholic beverages in Canada. Includes information on labeling requirements, advertising requirements, composition, quality, quantity, and origin claims, nutrition labeling, nutrient content claims, health-related claims, and requirements specific to a product. view details
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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200300002003 |
| 2066 | Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration |
Guidance for Industry: Qualified Health Claims in the Labeling of Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/LabelClaims/ucm111447.htm Format: This guidance document explains the FDA's criteria for considering exercising enforcement for health claims in dietary supplement and conventional foods labeling. It has been superceded by "Guidance for Industry and FDA: Interim Procedures for Qualified Health Claims in the Labeling of Conventional Human Food and Human Dietary Supplements" and "Guidance for Industry and FDA: Interim Evidence-based Ranking System for Scientific Data". view details
Source: Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration hide details |
20021218Dec 18, 2002 |
| 1816 | Federal Trade Commission |
FTC Issues Report on Nutrition and Health Claims in Advertising URL: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/10/foodads.htm Format: News release that summarizes an FTC Bureau of Economics report, "Advertising Nutrition & Health, Evidence from Food Advertising 1977-1997," by Pauline M. Ippolito and Janis K. Pappalardo. The report focuses on advertising claims related to nutrition and health, and there is a link to the report from the news release. view details
Source: Federal Trade Commission
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20021031Oct 31, 2002 |
| 6024 | Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine |
Final report of the BgVV Working Group "Probiotic Microorganism Cultures in Food" URL: http://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/245/probiotika_en.pdf Format: This group reviewed the use of adding bacteria to food: which bacteria are added, the claimed health effects, and the quantity needed to have health effects. The group concluded that the traditionally-used lactic acid-producing bacteria were safe and outlined criteria for evaluation of other cultures. view details
Source: Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine
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19991000Oct 1999 |
| 5997 | Center for Science in the Public Interest/International Association of Consumer Food Organizations |
Functional Foods: Public Health Boon or 21st Century Quackery? URL: http://www.cspinet.org/reports/functional_foods/index.html Format: Analysis of legislation and marketing of functional foods in United States, Japan, and United Kingdom. Includes recommendations and references. view details
Source: Center for Science in the Public Interest hide details |
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| 5207 | National Food Processors Association |
The Food Label & You: Following Food Labels for Healthy Weight Management URL: http://www.fpa-food.org/content/consumers/food_label_you.asp Format: Fact sheets on understanding food labels and using them to establish a balanced diet. view details
Source: Food Products Association
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| 5843 | DeBusk, R. |
Functional Foods URL: http://www.andrews.edu/NUFS/functional%20foods.html Format: Article written for the American Dietetic Association, providing overview of health claims, safety issues, regulatory issues, and relevant definitions. view details
Source: Nutrition Department, Andrews University hide details |
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| 8028 | Food and Drug Administration |
Qualified Health Claims URL: http://www.fda.gov/food/labelingnutrition/labelclaims/qualifiedhealthclaims/default.htm Format: General FDA page for Qualified Health Claims. Resources include general information, Guidance Documents, health information for consumers, scientific evaluation of health claims, and others.. view details
Source: Food and Drug Administration
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