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FDA Extends Deadline for Comments on Nutrition Innovation Strategy

Posted on August 24, 2018

At the National Food Policy Conference in March 2018, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., announced the creation of the Nutrition Innovation Strategy (NIS). The NIS is intended to improve public

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FDA Holds Public Meeting on Comprehensive, Multi-Year Nutrition Innovation Strategy

Posted on July 27, 2018

In a March 29 speech at the National Food Policy Conference, FDA Comissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb announced the Nutrition Innovation Strategy (NIS). Commissioner Gottlieb hopes to improve public health by:

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DuPont Challenges FDA’s Proposal to Revoke Soy-Heart Health Claim

Posted on January 23, 2018

As reported on this blog in October 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a rule to revoke a regulation authorizing the use of a health claim on

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FDA Denies Qualified Health Claim Linking Vitamin D Intake and Reduced Risk of MS

Posted on January 16, 2018

Since 1990, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has evaluated health claims on packaged foods to ensure that they are adequately substantiated. A health claim characterizes the relationship between

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FDA Hints at Marijuana Health Claim Crackdown

Posted on October 5, 2017

As many of our readers may know, marijuana is listed as a Schedule I substance under federal law. However, individual state laws do not always conform to the federal

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FDA Authorizes Qualified Health Claim Linking Early Peanut Introduction and Reduced Risk of Developing Peanut Allergy

Posted on September 8, 2017

A health claim characterizes the relationship between a substance and its ability to reduce the risk of a disease or health-related condition (see 21 C.F.R. 101.14). A health

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FDA Authorizes Qualified Health Claim for Macadamia Nuts

Posted on July 25, 2017

A health claim characterizes the relationship between a substance and its ability to reduce the risk of a disease or health-related condition (see 21 CFR 101.14). A health

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FDA Issues Interim Final Rule Amending Health Claim Requirements

Posted on December 19, 2016

FDA has issued an interim final rule to allow more raw fruits and vegetables to bear health claims concerning the relationship between dietary saturated fat and cholesterol and the risk

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Eye on the EU: Health & Nutrition Claim Regulation

Posted on October 23, 2015

European Commission publishes roadmap to evaluate regulation on health and nutrition claims.

As part of its policy to promote “better regulation,” the European Commission recently announced its plan to evaluate

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