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Published May 1, 2007
B&D Nutritional Ingredients, Inc., Vista, CA, has been selected as an exclusive distribution and marketing partner by Embria Health Sciences, Cedar Rapids, IA. The companies have agreed to a contractual agreement that ensures B&D will become… Read More »
By Marian Zboraj
Published April 20, 2007
The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago, IL, has agreed to drop certain claims on labels and in advertising that the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Washington, D.C., says exaggerated the health benefits of eating oatmeal. Quaker will no l… Read More »
Published July 1, 2006
Consumers Seek Specific Food/Supplement Health Claims
The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), Harleysville, PA, has expanded on one of the key trends it has identified as having a significant impact in 2006. According to NMI’s Health Well… Read More »
Published July 1, 2006
European Parliament Votes on Health Claims and Fortified Foods
Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, welcomed the European Parliament’s 2nd Reading vote on the Health and Nutrition Claims Regul… Read More »
By Marian Zboraj
Published June 5, 2006
The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), Harleysville, PA, has expanded on one of the key trends it has identified as having a significant impact in 2006. According to NMI's Health Wellness Trends Database, 2006 will see the continued propagation of sp… Read More »
By Rebecca Wright
Published October 1, 2005
In November, FDA will be releasing a report on its consumer research of qualified health claims titled, “Effects of Strength of Science Disclaimers on the Communication Impacts of Health Claims.” As part of its research, FDA enlisted 1920… Read More »
Published September 1, 2005
Under FDA’s “Consumer Health for Better Nutrition Initiative,” the agency has announced the results of a review of qualified health claims that suggest green tea may reduce the risk of certain types of cancer. Based on a systematic… Read More »
Published September 1, 2005
To date, scores of companies have petitioned FDA for the use of various qualified health claims for their products or ingredients. Unfortunately, the rate at which qualified health claims are being processed and approved, according to many experts, h… Read More »
By Rebecca Wright
Published July 29, 2005
To date, scores of companies have petitioned FDA for the use of various qualified health claims for their products or ingredients. Unfortunately, the rate at which qualified health claims are being processed and approved, according to many experts, h… Read More »
Published March 1, 2005
In response to a petition and a scientific dossier filed by Switzerland-based CreaNutrition/Swedish Oat Fiber, the U.K. Joint Health Claims Initiative (JHCI) has approved the following new health claim for oats:
“The inclusion of oat bran… Read More »
Published September 1, 2004
FDA recently sought comment from the public concerning expanding the use of health claims for certain foods. The FDA specifically sought comment on allowing health claims for foods that have a relatively small amount of a positive nutrient and on per… Read More »
Published July 1, 2004
“Sweden’s voluntary health claims code has approved a claim for a cholesterol-lowering cheese made by dairy firm Skanemejerier. Called Hjärtans Lust (Heart’s Desire), the product has been sold under the product name Julia in Fi… Read More »
Published May 1, 2004
Toward the end of March, FDA announced that a qualified health claim would soon appear on product labels for walnuts and the reduced risk of coronary heart disease. This qualified health claim is part of FDA’s initiative to provide America… Read More »
Published April 1, 2004
In a Federal Register notice published last November, FDA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to request comments on alternatives for regulating qualified health claims in the labeling of conventional human foods and dietary suppl… Read More »
Published March 1, 2004
Leading French dairy firm Danone has been ordered to drop misleading health claims from advertisements in the U.K. for one of its yogurt brands. The ad claimed that its Shape yogurt was made with ‘added nothing’ and was ‘virtually f… Read More »
