FDA's proposed antioxidant definition excludes 23 carotenoids, USDA researcher says.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's PROPOSED ANTIOXIDANT DEFINITION EXCLUDES 23 "MAJOR" DIETARY CAROTENOIDS, U.S. Department of Agriculture researcher Frederick Khachik, PhD, stated in a Jan. 17 letter to the agency. "I would like to ask you to recognize and designate the terms `antioxidant' and `nutritional supplements' to [include] not only beta-carotene, but...all the major dietary carotenoids," he said.