Antioxidant disclaimers
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
"FDA has determined that although some scientific evidence suggests that consumption of antioxidant vitamins may reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer, this evidence is limited and not conclusive," reads one acceptable disclaimer crafted to accompany antioxidant health claim, agency tells Durk Pearson et al. in April 6 letter. Washington, D.C. federal court Judge Gladys Kessler directed FDA to permit the claim "consumption of antioxidant vitamins may reduce the risk of certain kinds of cancer" in a Dec. 26 opinion (1"The Tan Sheet" Jan. 6, 2003, p. 15). FDA has developed two other similar disclaimers that companies may use when opting to run the new health claim...
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