FDA Approves Canola Oil Health Claim

In January 2006 the US Canola Oil Association filed a petition with the FDA to allow them to place a “qualified health claim” on their labels, this has now been approved by the FDA.

The FDA approved wording states: “Limited and not conclusive scientific evidence suggest that eating about 1- 1/2 tablespoons (19 grams) of canola oil daily may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease due to the unsaturated fat content in conola oil. To achieve this possible benefit canola oil is to replace a similar amount of saturated fat and not increase the total number of calories you eat in a day.”

This sounds more like double talk than a “qualified health claim”.  

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