Quaker/Rhodia
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Citizen petition from joint-venture requesting agency expand soluble fiber/coronary heart disease health claim officially filed with FDA July 20. Petition would have health claim additionally pertain to 3 g per day or .75 g/serving Oatrim (BetaTrim), a combination of "oat beta-glucan soluble fiber and oat starch." Quaker/Rhodia state levels of Oatrim included in their petition would help "make a significant impact on serum lipid levels." Although BetaTrim currently is used in foods, a trademark using the name that referred to "dietary and nutritional supplements" was issued July 17. FDA approved the original fiber/CHD health claim about four years ago