Dietary Supplement Health Claims

These include reducing the risk of osteoporosis with calcium and vitamin d reducing the risk of neural tube defects with folic acid reducing the risk of heart disease with plant sterols and others.

Dietary supplement health claims. B the quantity and pattern of consumption required to obtain the claimed beneficial effect. A benefit claim that is an approved health claim. Health claims describe a relationship between a food food component or dietary supplement ingredient and reducing risk of a disease or health related condition. Health claims nutrient content claims.

When health claims are made for food supplements four pieces of compulsory information must be provided on the labelling. The dietary supplement health and education act of 1994 dshea established some special regulatory requirements and procedures for using structure function claims and two related types of dietary. C where appropriate a. A health claim nutrient content claim or structure function claim.

Among the claims that can be used on food and dietary supplement labels are three categories of claims that are defined by statute and or fda regulations.