FDA task force to regulate supplements (and foods)

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Watch for new attacks on nutritional supplements and the changing of rules on

the health claims of foods to favor big business.

 

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FDA Commissioner Mark B. McClellan, M.D., is forming an internal FDA task force

that will develop scientific guidelines that will establish standards for

qualified health claims in foods. The FDA Task Force on Consumer Health

Information for Better Nutrition will make available to consumers more and

better information about the health benefits of food and dietary supplements.

 

The task force will be chaired by FDA Deputy Commissioner Lester M. Crawford and

vice chaired by Joseph A. Levitt, director of the Center for Food Safety and

Applied Nutrition (CFSAN).

 

In addition, the task force will rely on expertise from other government

agencies, consulting with experts in the fields of health information and

nutrition, as appropriate.

" The work of the Consumer Information Task Force is a critical step toward

getting better nutrition and health information to the American people as

quickly as possible, " said McClellan. " The task force includes senior FDA

managers and the agency's top experts in this field. Their work will be

instrumental in providing industry and the public a clear understanding of the

types of new health information that will be available regarding foods and

dietary supplements. "

 

The task force’s goals for the next six months include:

• Reporting on how the agency should apply the " weight of the evidence " standard

established under the consumer health information initiative for qualified

health claims on conventional foods;

 

• Developing a framework of regulations that will give these principles the

force and the effect of law;

 

• Identifying procedures for implementing the initiative, as well as determining

the organizational staffing needs necessary for the timely review of health

claim petitions; and

 

• Developing a consumer studies research agenda designed to best present

scientifically based information to consumers in a truthful and non-misleading

way, and to identify the kinds of information known to be misleading to

consumers

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The task force will hold monthly meetings starting in February 2003, and will

identify mechanisms to obtain additional public input.

 

 

 

 

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> • Developing a consumer studies research agenda designed to best present

> scientifically based information to consumers in a truthful and

> non-misleading way, and to identify the kinds of information known to be

> misleading to consumers

 

Ack! Yeah right!

 

Erin