Shank F R, Carson K, Glinsmann W H
Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20204, USA.
J Nutr. 1996 Mar;126(3):781S-787S. doi: 10.1093/jn/126.suppl_3.781S.
The science and policy underlying food labeling and food fortification have evolved over the past 30 years to a point where dietary guidance and nutrition labeling now provide consumers with highly sophisticated, very specific information about links between diet and health. The focus was once on prevention of nutrient deficiency diseases, but today it is on reducing the risk of chronic diseases and health-related conditions. The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990, with its provisions for authorization of health claims on food labels, has provided a gateway through which a broader realm of nutrition and health information can be made available to consumers. However, the interpretation and implementation of the health claim provisions must evolve, based on a strong foundation of supporting science, so that industry may more readily make health information available to consumers in a form that is easily understood and effectively used in making their dietary choices. We must develop a database to support claims of beneficial effects of food components. We must be assured that the beneficial effects are not outweighed by safety concerns. And we must develop an environment that is conducive to conducting the research to develop these data. This can only be accomplished through the collaborative efforts of industry, academia, consumers and public health agencies.
在过去30年里，食品标签和食品强化背后的科学与政策不断发展，如今饮食指南和营养标签已能为消费者提供有关饮食与健康之间联系的高度复杂且非常具体的信息。过去重点在于预防营养缺乏疾病，而如今则是降低慢性病及与健康相关状况的风险。1990年的《营养标签与教育法》及其关于食品标签上健康声明授权的规定，为向消费者提供更广泛的营养与健康信息打开了一扇大门。然而，基于坚实的科学支持基础，健康声明规定的解释和实施必须与时俱进，以便食品行业能更轻松地以易于理解且能有效用于饮食选择的形式向消费者提供健康信息。我们必须建立一个数据库来支持有关食品成分有益效果的声明。我们必须确保有益效果不会被安全问题所抵消。而且我们必须营造一个有利于开展研究以生成这些数据的环境。这只有通过食品行业、学术界、消费者和公共卫生机构的共同努力才能实现。
