Tag: vitamins and minerals
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Federal Court Finds CSPI Lacks Standing to Pursue Consumer Fraud Claims
A federal court in California has dismissed a lawsuit that the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) filed against a company which claimed its multivitamin supplements supported prostate health or reduced the risk of prostate cancer. CSPI v. Bayer Corp., No. 09-05379 (N.D. Cal., decided March 25, 2010). The court determined that CSPI could…
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EFSA Issues Opinion on Hundreds of “General Function” Health Claims
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently published a second series of opinions on a list of “general function” health claims for foods. EFSA’s Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies assessed the scientific data submitted to substantiate more than 400 hundred health claims; its opinions are forwarded to the European Commission and member states,…
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FTC Issues Omega-3 Fatty Acid Warning Letters; Seeks Evidence for Health Claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it sent letters to 11 unnamed companies in late January 2010, warning that their promotions and product packaging for omega-3 fatty acid supplements may violate the law “by making baseless claims about how the supplements benefit children’s brain and vision function and development.” FTC apparently gave the…
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Canadian Study Reveals Higher Levels of Folic Acid in Foods Than Claimed on Labels
According to a news source, the Canadian Journal of Public Health has published research showing that folic-acid fortified foods often contain, on average, 50 percent more of the vitamin than listed on product labels. Some foods apparently contain 377 percent of the folic acid declared. The federal government reportedly adopted a folic-acid fortification program in…
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FDA Allows Soy-Based Foods, Drinks to Be Fortified with Vitamin D
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended its food-additive regulations to allow soy-based foods and drinks to be fortified with vitamin D. The amendment, which was prepared in response to a petition filed by Dean Foods, allows for the addition of crystalline vitamin D2—and not the resin from the vitamin—to soy beverages, soy beverage…
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Food Processors Urge California to Delay New Prop. 65 Rules on Exposure to Beneficial Nutrients in Food
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is considering adopting rules under Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) that are intended to prevent overexposure to beneficial nutrients in food. The agency’s “Initial Statement of Reasons” for the proposed rules, still in draft, note that “[e]xcessive exposures to some [vitamins and minerals necessary to promote human health]…
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FDA Amends Labeling Regulations for Health Claims Pertaining to Calcium, Osteoporosis and Vitamin D
FDA has issued a final rule “amending its labeling regulation authorizing a health claim on the relationship between calcium and a reduced risk of osteoporosis to include vitamin D so that, in addition to the claim for calcium and osteoporosis, an additional claim can be made for calcium and vitamin D and osteoporosis.” Effective January…