date:Apr 17, 2013
out of their way to set different criteria for the different types of claims, says Mary L'Abbe, a professor of nutrition at the University of Toronto and a co-author of the study. But the consumer wouldn't necessarily see that.
Indeed, the Food and Drug Administration goes after companies that don't have data to back up claims on disease and lowering blood pressure, but not on claims about sodium. Canada's food labeling policies are similar to those in the U.S.
When L'Abbe and her colleagues