Health claims meeting
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
An FDA public meeting to assess consumer perceptions of health claims will be held Nov. 17 at the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Harvey Wiley Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the agency announces in a Federal Register notice Oct. 19. The agency will present findings from research assessing consumer reactions to health claims and "address the implications of these studies for future research" evaluating the effect of health claims on consumer behavior. Those who wish to make presentations must register by Nov. 10. Comments also are being collected through Jan. 17. An FDA study on consumer reactions to health claims was recently released (1"The Tan Sheet" Oct. 10, 2005, p. 7)...