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Health claims on food labels are claims by manufacturers of food products that their food will reduce the risk of developing a disease or condition. For example, it is claimed by the manufacturers of oat cereals that oat bran can reduce cholesterol, which will lower the chances of developing serious heart conditions. == Law in the United States == In the United States, these claims, usually referred to as "qualified health claims", are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration in the public interest. See (21 Code of Federal Regulations § 101.14 ). On July 10, 2003, the Food and Drug Administration announced plans to permit the manufacturers of food products sold in the United States to make health claims on food labels which are supported by inconclusive evidence. The rule in place before 2003 required "significant scientific consensus" before a claim could be made. A rule proposed in 2003 would have permitted characterization of health claims using a hierarchy of degrees of certainty: * A: "There is significant scientific agreement for (claim )." * B: "Although there is some scientific evidence supporting (claim ), the evidence is not conclusive." * C: "Some scientific evidence suggests (claim ). However, the F.D.A. has determined that this evidence is limited and not conclusive." * D: "Very limited and preliminary scientific research suggests (claim ). The F.D.A. concludes that there is little scientific evidence supporting this claim." See the Wikipedia article on dietary supplements for a description of current FDA policy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Health claims on food labels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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