HB Ad Slot HB Mobile Ad Slot Food and Drug Law at Keller and HeckmanEmail202-434-4100Bio and Articles HB Ad Slot FDA Announces Qualified Health Claim for Yogurt and Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman of Keller and Heckman LLP - The Daily Intake Friday, March 1, 2024 Related Practices & Jurisdictions Biotech, Food, DrugAdministrative & Regulatory All Federal Print Mail Download i On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a letter of enforcement discretion that it does not object to the use of certain qualified health claims regarding the consumption of yogurt and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, provided that the qualified health claims are worded so as not to mislead consumers, and that other factors for the use of the claim are met. A health claim characterizes the relationship between a substance and a disease or health-related condition. A qualified health claim is supported by scientific evidence, but does not meet the more rigorous “significant scientific agreement” standard required for an authorized health claim. The letter is in response to a petition submitted on behalf of Danone North America that requested the Agency to review this qualified health claim. The petition also noted that the evidence supports the health effects of yogurt as food rather than related to any single nutrient or compound and thus is independent of fat and sugar content. FDA determined that there is some credible evidence supporting a relationship between yogurt intake and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, but this evidence is limited. FDA considers 2 cups (3 servings) per week of yogurt to be the minimum amount for this qualified health claim. FDA intends to consider exercising its enforcement discretion for the following qualified health claims regarding the relationship between yogurt and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes: “Eating yogurt regularly, at least 2 cups (3 servings) per week, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. FDA has concluded that there is limited information supporting this claim.” “Eating yogurt regularly, at least 2 cups (3 servings) per week, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes according to limited scientific evidence.” © 2024 Keller and Heckman LLP HB Ad Slot HB Mobile Ad Slot Current Legal Analysis FTC Calls Out Bill Payment Company’s Use of Dark Pattern Practices by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia FTC Final Rule Banning Most Worker Noncompete Agreements by: Baldwin J. Lee , Melissa K. Bell From Payment Service Providers to Professional Football Clubs: New EU Regulations to Combat Money Laundering Adopted by: Annabelle Juliette Rau FTC Cracks Down on Payments Processor for Facilitating Fraud by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia US Treasury Releases Final Regulations for $7,500 EV Tax Credit, Maintains Exclusions for Foreign Entities of Concern by: Chris DiAngelo , Mitchell A. Fagen HB Ad Slot HB Mobile Ad Slot More from Keller and Heckman LLP Lawsuit Targets 100% Juice Claim by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman FSIS Declares Salmonella an Adulterant in Chicken Products by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Telecom Alert: Net Neutrality Restored; Lower 900 MHz Petition for Rulemaking; 988 Georouting Second FNPRM; NORS/DIRS Pleading Cycle Extended [Vol. XXI, Issue 18] by: Jaimy "Sindy" Alarcon , Jim Baller USDA Publishes Final Rule on School Meals by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Court Dismisses Lawsuit Targeting “All Natural” Claim by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman A Greener World Asks FSIS to Seek Input on “Free Range” and “Pasture-Raised” Claims by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman The European Commission Issues Guidelines on Essential Uses: Internal Pushback Has Been Successful? by: Ales Bartl Telecom Alert: $100k Consent Decree; Colorado Protects Neural Data; 6 GHz AFC Complaint Portal; Pleading Cycle Set in EAS Proceeding [Vol. XXI, Issue 17] by: Jaimy "Sindy" Alarcon , Jim Baller March 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims by: Sophia B. Castillo , Gregory A. Clark Supreme Court Declines to Review FDA Labeling Preemption for State Claims by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Upcoming Legal Education Events Jun 12 2024 REACH 30/30 - June 12th, 2024 Jun 4 2024 FinTech and Securities Trading Platforms May 29 2024 Emerging Legal Concepts for Generative AI - Part 3 May 22 2024 OSHA 30/30 - May 22nd, 2024 HB Ad Slot HB Mobile Ad Slot Print