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Illustration 4.8, p. 4-10

What about supplements?. 1994 Dietary Supp and Health Education Act established loose rules for labeling. Illustration 4.8, p. 4-10. Supplement Smarts.. agree or disagree?. 1. Supps must be labeled as such and show an ingredient list. 2. Supps can’t claim to prevent, cure, treat disease

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Illustration 4.8, p. 4-10

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  1. What about supplements? 1994 Dietary Supp and Health Education Act established loose rules for labeling Illustration 4.8, p. 4-10

  2. Supplement Smarts..agree or disagree? 1. Supps must be labeled as such and show an ingredient list. 2. Supps can’t claim to prevent, cure, treat disease 3. Supps don’t have to list side effects/interactions 4. FDA doesn’t approve, test or regulate mnf/sale 5. FDA doesn’t test for safety, purity, quality or effectiveness prior to sale

  3. Supplement Smarts..agree or disagree? 1. Supps must be labeled as such and show an ingredient list. True 2. Can’t claim to prevent, cure, treat disease** True 3. Don’t have to list side effects/interaction. True 4. FDA doesn’t approve, test/regulate mnf/sale True 5. FDA doesn’t test for safety, purity, quality or effectiveness prior to sale. True

  4. Purity Assurance Labels These guarantee content, but NOT safety or effectiveness. USP and Consumer Lab (CL)

  5. Claims with disclaimers! Fat burner Metabolism booster Memory enhancer

  6. Remember! Claims ≠ government guarantee a product is healthy, safe or effective.

  7. Buyer Be (extra) Aware!

  8. What does this symbol mean? The product is environmentally safe. The product is GMO free. The product is packaged with biodegradable materials. The product has been irradiated. The product is approved for vegetarians.

  9. This food has been irradiated • Considered a food additive; adds nothing to food • Effectively kills microbes • Does not make food radioactive • Approved for all land meat, fruit, veg, grains and eggs • Labeled with special symbol and statement • NOT required on immediate product using irradiated ingredients (on milled wheat, not on a loaf of bread made from the wheat)

  10. What does this symbol mean?

  11. Labeling Organic Foods • Organic ≠ guarantee healthy! 100% organic = has only organically produced ingredients ‘Organic’ = 95% ingredients organic ‘Made w/ organic ingredients’ >70% USDA seal NOT allowed

  12. Organic: (A few) USDA Qualifying rules Plants • no synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides x 3yrs. • no sewer sludge used; cannot be irradiated • no use of genetically modified (GMO) seeds/ingreds Animals • no factory farming conditions • no antibiotics/hormones to prevent disease or promote growth • no irradiation • fed 100% organically grown feed

  13. Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Buy 100% organic GMO’s are created in a lab, not in a field DNA of 2 organisms (same or different species) combined  new organism ~60%+ of US processed food has GMO content GMO label NOT required on US foods Pros v. cons GMO unclear Want to avoid it?

  14. Head’s Up When Buying Food! • Be smart; pay attention • Read facts panel and ingredient list. Ignore claims • Labeling ≠food safety! • Eat more foods that need no ingredient list and make no claims!

  15. Health Claim Example:Low Fat -FDA approved -in theory more reliable than S/F claims -evolving Structure/Function Claim Fat Burner, Reduce Wrinkles, Improve Performance -minimal regulation -not FDA tested/approved -disclaimer required

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