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"Food labeling: health claims. Soluble fiber from certain foods and coronary heart disease: Proposed rule. Fed. Register 62, 28234-28245. 271. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Food and Drug Administration. (1998). Food labeling: health claims. Soluble fiber from certain foods and coronary heart disease: Final rule. Fed. Register 63, 8103-8121. 272. Knekt, P., Ritz, J., Pereira, M. A., et al. (2004). Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: A pooled analysis of 9 cohorts. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 80, 1508-1520. 273. Virtamo, J., Rapola, J. M., Ripatti, S., et al. (1998)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Living a gluten-free lifestyle is challenging, because the potential for contamination of foods by wheat, rye, and barley is great, and food labeling is not ideal. The patient benefits best from the involvement of a physician, a dietitian, and a support group who are up-to-date about the diet, as well as the latest literature and advances in the understanding of the complex interactions between gluten and the immune system. References 1. Logan, R. F. (1991). Descriptive epidemiology of celiac disease. In "Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy (Frontiers of Gastrointestinal Research)" (D. Branski, P." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Food labeling: health claims. Soluble fiber from certain foods and coronary heart disease: Final rule. Fed. Register 63, 8103-8121. 272. Knekt, P., Ritz, J., Pereira, M. A., et al. (2004). Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: A pooled analysis of 9 cohorts. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 80, 1508-1520. 273. Virtamo, J., Rapola, J. M., Ripatti, S., et al. (1998). Effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the incidence of primary nonfatal myocardial infarction and fatal coronary heart disease. Arch. Intern. Med. 158, 668-675. 274. Bjelakovic, G, Nikolova, D., Gluud, L. L., Simonetti, R." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Codex Committee on food labeling. National Health Federation. http://www.thenhf.com/national_health_federation_may2006_codex_ food_labelling_pr.htm 3. This book provides an overview on how the WTO undermines our democracy and is anti-American. Wallach, Lori and Sforza, Michelle. Whose Trade Organization? Corporate Globalisation and the Erosion of Democracy http://www.citizen.org/publica-tions/release.cfm?ID=7081 4. This is a powerful speech given by Matthias Rath, M.D. on October 31, 2004. It explains the history of Codex and involvement of the Germans." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"Because of the way food labeling rules work, the amount of fiber in one bread or another does not look all that different once you convert everything to ounces. The labels of breads made from white flour say they have 1 gram of fiber per ounce, but this is rounded up from about half a gram. Whole wheat breads, which list 2 grams per ounce, probably have three or four times as much fiber as white breads." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"The second deck of the headline gave away the game: processors back move.) The revised imitation rule held that as long as an imitation product was not "nutritionally inferior" to the natural food it sought to impersonate—as long as it had the same quantities of recognized nutrients—the imitation could be marketed without using the dreaded "i" word." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"If you warn citizens with honest food labeling, then the citizens shouldn't be able to sue the food companies. That way it's the consumer's responsibility to decide what they want to do. If they want to buy the foods that cause diabetes and ignore the large warning label on the front, and then some day they actually get diagnosed with diabetes, they should not have the right to sue, because they have been properly warned." - Mike Adams, The Seven Laws of Nutrition (Get the book.)

"During the 1980s, a few lone voices raised questions about the practices of the food industry, and while there were some victories (including food labeling requirements), calls for action at the national level were ignored. The subsequent growth in the number of scientific articles and media stories helped put obesity on the map. Public opinion began to change to the point that policy ideas, even those as radical as taxing food, are being debated in the mainstream (e.g., opinion polls now ask about these policies)." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.)

"The subject of trans-fatty acids is one of the hottest topics in nutrition today and has been the center of a great deal of debate in the area of public policy regarding food and food labeling. It has been discussed extensively elsewhere, particularly in the writings of Dr. Mary Enig, a lipid biochemist widely considered to be the leading authority on trans-fats in the country, if not the world. For now, let's just say that in the opinion of many experts saturated fats have gotten a raw deal and have in fact been blamed for damage done, for the most part, by trans-fats." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Food labeling issues and more information on MSG and • www.organicconsumers.com Information on organic foods and the biotech industry (GMO's) • www.foodyoucaneat.com Fabulous site for those with food allergies or avoiding allergenic foods • www.feingold.org Proven dietary techniques for better behavior, learning and health • www.safe-food.org Mother's for Natural Law • www.menumailer.net Menu planning service, e-mailed weekly • www.foodnews.org Best & worst produce choices for pesticides • www.themeatrix.com & www.eatwellguide." - Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C., If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle (Get the book.)

"In addition, food labeling regulations did not provide for the inclusion of cautions, adverse effects and other warnings. As part of a series of provisional measures, some herbal products were classified as drugs in a special category called "Traditional Herbal Medicines." Traditional Herbal Medicines could only be intended for self-medication use; all the active ingredients had to be herbal; and the therapeutic indication had to be supported by herbal reference texts at the dose provided." - Heather Boon, BScPhm, PhD and Michael Smith, BPharm, MRPharmS, ND, The Natural Medicine Guide to the 50 Most Common Medicinal Herbs (Get the book.)

"Since the FDA has allowed food companies to engage in this bizarre food labeling shell game, consumers are not able to accurately determine how much MSG is actually contained in food products. Veggie burger manufacturers insist yeast extract is "100 percent natural!" Shortly before writing this book, I wrote an essay discussing how many so-called "natural" or vegetarian foods actually contain MSG hidden in other ingredients." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.) "Since these food products don't cross state lines, they aren't subject to federal food labeling requirements, either. As a result, if you purchase sandwiches, convenience meals, or fried foods made right at the grocery store, you may not find a label listing ingredients at all. My advice is: no ingredients, no purchase. If you don't know what's in it, why on earth would you put it in your mouth?" - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.)

"Food and Drug Administration, Final Rule. Food Labeling: Health Claims: Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease, Federal Register 64FR 57699, October 26,1999. FDA Backgrounder: Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History http:// vm.cfsan.fda.gov processed, fractionated food products. Nitrites are also added directly to foods, as in the curing of meat and fish. Nitrites are very reactive chemically and are precursors of nitrosamines. We have known since 1937 that nitrosamines damage the liver; and since 1956 that nitrosamines are mutagens and carcinogens." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

"Other Hidden Hazards Throughout the industrial world, laws governing food labeling allow manufacturers considerable latitude. The scientific reality is that trace quantities of gluten and other allergenic substances are difficult to identify. A United Nations commission operating under the auspices of the FAO and WHO sets the standards for food labeling and is called Codex Alimentarius. This commission has established minimum levels of gluten content that are allowed in foods labeled "gluten free." - James Braly M.D. and Ron Hoggan M.A., Dangerous Grains: Why Gluten Cereal Grains May Be Hazardous To Your Health (Get the book.)

"The FDA's Office of food labeling states: "FDA nutrition labeling regulations require that when glycerin is used as a food ingredient, it must be included in the grams of total carbohydrate per serving declaration." So although sugar alcohols do behave differently in the body than sugar, you should still be aware of their presence. The other concern about low-carb bars is calories. Just because they are low in carbs doesn't mean they're low in calories, so factor that in." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Require food labeling on Restaurant Menus Nutrient information of foods purchased in stores is available on labels. The same opportunity should exist in restaurants. Information posted in the restaurant is not sufficient—it should be on menus. The number of servings of each food should be displayed prominently. Requiring this of restaurants is important, given how many meals Americans eat outside the home. Encourage Better Personal Choices Educational campaigns aimed at adjusting perceptions of serving sizes may help people make more informed food choices." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.) "Require food labeling at restaurants. þRequire food packaging to have the number of USDA servings in a container accompany weight or volume figures on the front of containers. Chapter 9 (Economic Issues) þHelp make the public aware of the powerful economic forces that contribute to obesity, noting how the fundamental imbalance of incentives to eat unhealthy vs. healthy foods (low cost, convenience, accessibility, and taste for unhealthy choices) by itself would predict an epidemic of obesity. þIncrease awareness of social inequities (e.g." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.)

"The FDA's priorities, of course, also are shaped by budget restrictions and by congressional interventions, industry lawsuits, and intense pressures related to other food issues under its domain: food labeling, health claims, dietary supplements, and—as I explain in part z of this book—genetically modified foods. Even this brief overview suggests why efforts to control foodborne microbes are likely to prove contentious. Food safety politics involves diverse stakeholders with highly divergent goals." - Marion Nestle, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (Get the book.) "During the FDA's 1999 food labeling hearings, organic farmers testified that genetically altered pollen threatened the ability of their crops to qualify for organic certification. Later, the StarLink episode demonstrated how easy it was to commingle genetically modified seeds with conventional seeds. By 2001, transgenes could be found anywhere anyone looked for them: in fields certified as organic, fields of conventionally grown crops, grain shipments to Japan, food aid to Latin America, fields in countries that had banned transgenic crops, and "GM-free" products." - Marion Nestle, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (Get the book.)

"Survey after survey has shown that Canadians want mandatory food labeling to identify genetically engineered foods and be free to avoid them, but the government ignores this. The recently released federal report entitled Improving the Regulation of Genetically Modified Foods and Other Novel Foods in Canada, demands that the precautionary principle be implemented at once (as in Sweden and the EU), but then ruins everything by stating that "mandatory labeling would be problematic because of the cost to industry and potential conflicts would arise in international trade agreements." - Helke Ferrie, Dispatches From the War Zone of Environmental Health (Get the book.)

"An overview of food labeling changes with a poster of the "Nutrition Facts" panel. How the New Food Label Can Help You Plan a Healthy Diet (FDA 94-2273). An overview written at a fifth-grade reading level. How to Read the New Food Label (FDA 93-2260). An introduction to food labeling changes, particularly those that apply to heart disease prevention. Also available in Spanish: Como Leer la Nueva Etiqueta ae los Alimentos (FDA 93-2260S). Using the New Food Label to Choose Healthier Foods (FDA 94-2276). A large-type brochure. Brochures are also available from a variety of other groups." - Steve Carper, Milk Is Not for Every Body: Living with Lactose Intolerance (Get the book.)

"Regulating food advertising may be possible in some countries, as may keeping poor foods from schools, helping children walk or bike to school, instituting food labeling regulations, and so on. Regional or even worldwide efforts might be especially powerful. Success Stories A number of countries in the world are alert to the obesity crisis and are beginning to take action.38 Creative approaches are being tried, some with good results, but most programs are in the early stages of being evaluated. There is much countries can learn from one another." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.)

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