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KIND wants FDA to define “Healthy”
KIND, the granola bar maker, filed a petition December 1, asking that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) redefine “healthy” to meet current scientific and medical standards. In April, KIND received a letter from the FDA regarding their labeling claims, ordering the company to stop claiming its fruit and nut bars were “healthy.” The products in ...
FDA Determines GE Salmon Safe
“After an exhaustive and rigorous scientific review, FDA [Food and Drug Administration] has arrived at the decision that AquAdvantage salmon is as safe to eat as any non-genetically engineered (GE) Atlantic salmon, and also as nutritious,” the FDA report stated. The FDA scientists evaluated data submitted by the manufacturer, AquaBounty Technologies, and other peer-reviewed data, ...
NPA Welcomes FDA Process to Define “Natural”
The Natural Products Association (NPA) responded to recent steps taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define the term “natural” on food labels. “It’s about time that natural be defined by experts and no Madison Avenue ad executives,” said Dan Fabricant, PhD, executive director and CEO of the NPA. “NPA strongly supports ...
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