“To ensure that the health-related claims on food labels are not false or misleading to consumers, we recommend that the Secretary of Health and Human Services direct the Commissioner of FDA to take the following three actions:
identify and request from Congress the authorities needed to access evidence from food companies regarding potentially false or misleading structure/function or other claims on food that would allow the agency to establish whether there is scientific support for the claims;
provide guidance to industry on the type and strength of scientific evidence needed to prevent false or misleading information in a structure/function claim; and
amend the Compliance Program Guidance Manual instructions to FDA inspectors for reviewing food labels during inspections of food facilities, to include steps for identifying potentially false or misleading structure/function claims for further review. “
Full report at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11102.pdf
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