FDA interim "health claims" rules
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Comment period reopened until Oct. 8 on interim final rules published June 22 prohibiting the use of nine health claims proposed by Weider Nutrition International for dietary supplements ("The Tan Sheet" June 29, pp.1-9). FDA determined the Weider claims either are not appropriately based on authoritative statements from scientific bodies or do not meet the specifications of new legislation. The comment period had ended Sept. 8