1st health claim for infant nutrition
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) handed Gerber Good Start milk-based formulas the first qualified health claim for infant formula.
Cara Welch, PhD, vice president, scientific & regulatory affairs for the Natural Products Association (NPA) told NutraIngredients-USA that the announcement was an “excellent example of using extensive scientific research to your benefit".
However, Virginia-based food law attorney Jonathan Emord from Emord & Associates, PC, said that the claim crafted by FDA violates two district court orders, and that the agency should revisit the qualification language. "I think the matter ripe for challenge,” he said.
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