date:Jul 11, 2012
acked the original draft that called for pre-market approval of claims.
Food manufacturers use health claims to sell products and we think marketers are likely to push the boundaries on new claims,he said.
The European experience, where the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved just 222 of the almost 3000 claims proposed by industry, suggests a considerable disconnect between the views of food manufacturers and regulators on what amounts to scientific substantiation,he pointed out