FDA Updates Health Claim

Few non-rescription vitamin preparations have been shown to make a difference to health, but Calcium & Vitamin D together are an exception. So much so that The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to allow new claims on foods and dietary supplements containing calcium and Vitamin D to show their potential to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. The proposed rule would allow manufacturers to include new information on their food and supplement labeling and to eliminate certain other information,
The health claim will allow: a claim for calcium and vitamin D together and a reduced risk of osteoporosis
and will be shortened by:
Dropping the reference to sex, race, and age since the benefits apply to both sexes at all ages and race categories.
Dropping the need to identify the mechanism by which calcium reduces the risk of osteoporosis.
Dropping the requirement that the claim state that there are limits to benefit of calcium intakes above 200% of the Daily Value.