USA: FDA to allow qualified health claim on olive oil labels
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that food companies will be allowed to make qualified health claims about the monounsaturated fat contained in olive oil.
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WASHINGTON - Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying they may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government says, citing limited evidence from a dozen scientific studies about the benefits of monounsaturated fats.
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Though routinely administered in Italy, prescription fish oil is not approved for use in heart patients in the U.S.
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Fish, fowl, baby formula and any other conventional food products that contain two types of omega-3 fatty acids can market the fat's heart-healthy effect, regulators said Wednesday.     The fatty acids covered by the Food and Drug Administration's ruling are EPA, or eiscosapentaenoic acid, and DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid...
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The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered strengthened boxed labels for Pfizer&#39;s Bextra, warning of possible heart and blood clotting problems.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it would hold a hearing to consider a consumer group's petition that the agency tighten regulations and labeling for salt in food.
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Toronto -- Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to current requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said yesterday.
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The House Agriculture Committee voted Thursday night to require country of origin labels on meats beginning next year, striking a compromise as reports of tainted food from China raise consumer awareness about imported food safety.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials insisted Tuesday that medical evidence, and not political pressure from conservative groups, prompted their decision Monday to order the most stringent safety labeling for RU-486, the abortion pill.
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Washington: The United States has won a case in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the European Union (EU) system for protecting certain geographical food names -- called geographical indications, or GIs -- as trademarks.
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The European Union's food safety watchdog may start checking whether food manufacturers are telling the truth when they claim food is "low fat" or "high in vitamins," the agency's head said on Monday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youth, according to documents released on Friday.
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MONDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- For years, scientists have thought that olive oil might help prevent breast cancer.
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Vegetable oils, salad dressings, crackers and other oil-containing foods made by PepsiCo Inc.'s Frito-Lay unit will now carry claims that products with unsaturated fat can curb heart disease risk, U.S. regulators said on Friday.
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China will require basic nutritional labeling on all food packaging from May 1 and go after companies that hype up their products as having special health benefits, according to a new government directive.
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Nov. 1, 2004 -- Olive oil has now joined the ranks of nuts and fish in earning the right to advertise its heart-healthy benefits. The FDA has approved a new qualified health claim for olive oil based on studies
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OMAHA (DTN) -- Regulations designed to protect the US food supply were issued by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final regulations on the establishment