Comparison of requirements for using health claims on foods in the European Union, the USA, Canada, and Australia/New Zealand

Kušar, Anita (avtor), Žmitek, Katja (avtor), Lähteenmäki, Liisa (avtor), Raats, Monique (avtor), Pravst, Igor (avtor), Zupanič, Nina (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Lavriša, Živa (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Miklavec, Krista (sodelavec pri raziskavi), Klopčič, Marija (sodelavec pri raziskavi)

Nutrition is recognized as one of the leading factors influencing the growing incidence of noncommunicable diseases. Despite society experiencing a global rise in obesity, specific populations remain at risk of nutrient deficiencies. The food industry can use health claims to inform consumers about the health benefits of foods through labeling and the broader promotion of specific food products. As health claims are carefully regulated in many countries, their use is limited due to considerable investments required to fulfill the regulatory requirement. Although health claims represent a driving force for innovation in the food industry, the risk of misleading of consumers need to be avoided. The health claim scientific substantiation process must be efficient and transparent in order to meet the needs of companies in the global market, but should be based on strong scientific evidence and plausible mechanisms of actions, to ensure highest level of consumer protection. The objective of this review is to compare the possibilities for using health claims on foods in the European Union, the USA, Canada, and Australia and New Zealand. In particular, we focused on differences in the classification of claims, on the scientific substantiation processes and requirements for health claims use on foods in the selected regions. Reduction of disease risk (RDR) claims are associated with relatively similar procedures and conditions for use, whereas several notable differences were identified for other types of claims. In all cases, RDR claims must be approved prior their introduction to the market, and only a few such claims have been authorized. Much greater differences were observed concerning other types of claims.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: food labeling, functional foods, health claims, regulation, substantiation
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.02 - Pregledni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: Str. 1307-1332
• Številčenje: Vol. 20, iss. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134759
• UDK: 612.3
• ISSN pri članku: 1541-4337
• DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12716
• COBISS.SI-ID: 51072259
• Datum objave v RUL: 31.01.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety
• Skrajšan naslov: Compr. rev. food sci. food saf.
• Založnik: Institute of Food Technologists
• ISSN: 1541-4337
• COBISS.SI-ID: 514838553

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 10.02.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: prehrana, označevanje živil, zdravstvene zahteve, predpisi

Projekti

• Financer: Drugi - Drug financer ali več financerjev
• Program financ.: EU's Seventh Framework Program for research, technological development and demonstration
• Številka projekta: FP7-603036

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P3-0395
• Naslov: Prehrana in javno zdravje