#Health-claims

Press release: FDA Works to Further Improve Nutrition, Reduce Diet-Related Chronic Disease with Dietary Guidance Statements on Food Labels The draft guidance provides the agency’s thinking about the use of such statements, including recommendations that products contain a meaningful amount of the

Last week I did a post on the FDA’s reorganization.   I should have made one other point: the long-standing inadequacy of FDA funding.  For decades, Congress has assigned tasks to the FDA but provided inadequate funding to do those tasks adequately (hence 1% of imported foods are inspected). 

Last week, STAT News asked if I would write something about the FDA’s definition of “Healthy” for them.  I agreed because I was planning a blog post on it anyway (posted here). I wrote a draft and had a great time working with a STAT editor, Patrick Skerritt, to fill in some missing pieces. 

Chefs Best has issued a short, handy guide to making health claims in advertising that will stand up to the Federal Trade Commission’s scrutiny. The guide divides advertising claims into three categories. How can you tell if your claim is OK? First, consult with competent legal counsel. The

You have to have some sympathy for egg producers.  Egg consumption has been declining for years. Egg producers blame the decline on cholesterol concerns; eggs are by far the largest dietary source of cholesterol. Now Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs is petitioning the FDA to forget about