The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has started a scientific review of several qualified health claims previously permitted on foods, following pressure from the US Congress.
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The review targets claims including the notion that adding nuts to desserts prevents heart disease.
The advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest supported passage of a spending bill forcing the FDA to act, and wants to shut down the programme allowing the claims altogether.
Qualified health claims are not officially approved by the FDA, which insists the claims be based on significant scientific agreement.
Increasing numbers of misleading labels and consumer confusion demonstrated in successive government surveys prompted calls for the review by a coalition including the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association.
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