Chapter 8 - Health Claims

Table of Contents

• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 General Principles for Health Claims
  • 8.2.1 Avoiding Misleading Claims
  • 8.2.2 Industry's Responsibility for Health Claims That Are Truthful and Not Misleading
• 8.3 Food, Drugs, Natural Health Products and Claims
• 8.4 Disease Risk Reduction Claims
  • 8.4.1 Permitted Disease Risk Reduction Claims
  • 8.4.2 Prescribed Wording for Disease Risk Reduction Claims [B.01.601, B.01.603]
  • 8.4.3 Presenting Required Information for Disease Risk Reduction Claims
  • 8.4.4 Prohibitions on the Use of Disease Risk Reduction Claims [B.01.601 (1)(c)]
  • 8.4.5 Summary Table of Disease Risk Reduction Claims Table 8-1
• 8.5 Function Claims
  • 8.5.1 Conditions for Function Claims
  • 8.5.2 Labelling Information for Function Claims
  • 8.5.3 Summary Table of Acceptable Function Claims as Applied to Food or Food Constituents Table 8-2
  • 8.5.4 Acceptability of New Function Claims
• 8.6 Nutrient Function Claims (Biological Role Claims)
  • 8.6.1 Conditions for Nutrient Function Claims
  • 8.6.2 Labelling Requirements for Nutrient Function Claims for Prepackaged Products and Advertisements Placed by the Manufacturer or Importer
  • 8.6.3 Requirements for Nutrient Function Claims for Non-Prepackaged Products or for Advertisements Placed by Someone Other Than the Manufacturer or Importer [B.01.312]
  • 8.6.4 Summary Table of Acceptable Nutrient Function Claims Table 8-3
  • Acceptability of New Nutrient Function Claims
• 8.7 Probiotic Claims
  • 8.7.1 Conditions for Probiotic Claims
  • 8.7.2 Acceptable Non-Strain-Specific Claims for Probiotics
  • 8.7.3 Summary Table of Acceptable Non-Strain-Specific Claims for Probiotics and Eligible Species for the Claims Table 8-4
• 8.8 Testimonials and Guarantees Regarding Vitamin and Mineral Nutrients
• 8.9 Other Information About Diet and Disease
• 8.10 Some Examples of Non-Permitted Drug Claims for Foods
  • 8.10.1 "Medicated" Claims
  • 8.10.2 Laxative and Laxation Claims
  • 8.10.3 Tonic Foods
• 8.11 Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight Reduction and Maintenance
  • 8.11.1 Obesity: Diet Plans
  • 8.11.2 Foods Represented for Use in Weight Maintenance
• 8.12 Educational Material Versus Advertising Material
• 8.13 Third-Party Endorsements, Logos and Seals of Approval
• 8.14 Heart Symbols and Heart Health Claims
  • 8.14.1 Heart Symbols
  • 8.14.2 Heart Symbols and Disease Risk Reduction Claims
• 8.15 Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide and Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide: A Resource for Educators and Communicators
  • 8.15.1 Reproduction of Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide
• 8.16 References
• Annex 8-1 Schedules 1 and 2 of the Natural Health Products Regulations
• Annex 8-2 Schedule A Diseases from the Food and Drugs Act [Section 3]
• Annex 8-3 Reference List for Probiotic Claims
• Annex 8-4 Policy Respecting the Use of Heart Symbols and Heart Health Claims on Food Labels and in Food Advertisements
• Annex 8-5 Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide
• Annex 8-6 Reference List of Historical Documents