Health Claims on Food Supplement Labels

Suggests that the laws governing the labelling of foods and medicine are quite complex, and especially so in the case of food supplements, such as vitamin C tablets, or fish oil capsules. Explores this complex area, and discusses likely alterations in food labelling legislation in relation to the need to educate consumers on the health consequences of a poor diet. Evidence is accumulating to suggest that much modern ill health is attributable to poor nutrition. Without a more liberal approach to food labelling, it is difficult to see how consumers can be helped to take advantage of this new knowledge. Suggests a food health claim adjudication panel to oversee such claims.