Stanner, Sara, Ashwell, Margaret, and Williams, Christine M.
Subjects
*EDUCATION of nutritionists, *CONSENSUS (Social sciences), *PROFESSIONS, *LEGISLATION, *NUTRITION, *GOVERNMENT regulation, *SERIAL publications, *MARKETING, *NUTRITION education, *MEDICAL research
Abstract
An editorial is presented which discusses the Academy of Nutrition Sciences' second Position Paper on the regulation of nutrition and health claims around the world, with a specific focus on Europe. It discusses the regulations for the European Union and Great Britain and emphasizes the learning's gained through the implementation of the European Food Safety Authority's evidence-based process for assessment of proposed claims.