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Canola Association, U.S.
U.S. FDA authorizes qualified health claim for canola oil
November 7th, 2006
Canola oil is now eligible to bear a qualified health claim on its ability to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) due to its unsaturated fat content, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. The claim, which canola oil bottlers and makers of eligible products* may use on labels, states: Limited and not conclusive scientific evidence suggests that eating about 1 1/2 tablespoons (19 grams) of canola oil daily may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease due to the unsaturated fat content in canola oil. To achieve this possible benefit, canola oil is to replace a similar amount of saturated fat and not increase the total number of...
Source: Drug Law Weekly (2006-11-07)
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