FDA warns food industry on misleading nutritional statements.
The Los Angeles Times (3/4, Zajac) reports that the FDA "has sent warning letters to 17 producers for making what it said were misleading statements about nutrition and health benefits." As part of its "crackdown on dubious claims on food packages," agency commissioner Margaret Hamburg also "issued an industrywide challenge to upgrade the quality of nutrition labeling." The warnings "apply to 22 products and challenge labeling language on such issues as fat content, nutrient standards and the purported ability of a particular food to prevent medical problems."
Bloomberg News (3/4, Peterson) adds that "among the claims cited by the FDA's warning letters was that pomegranate juice can slow the progression of prostate cancer and dried fruits are 'high' in antioxidants." Hamburg wrote, "These warning letters will give food manufacturers further clarification about what is expected of them as they review their current labeling."
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