Foods for Special Dietary Use

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Food and Drug Regulations Division 24

A "food for special dietary use" is defined in B.24.001, FDR as a food that has been specially processed or formulated to meet the particular requirements of a person:

1. in whom a physical or physiological condition exists as a result of a disease, disorder or injury; or
2. for whom a particular effect, including but not limited to weight loss, is to be obtained by a controlled intake of foods.

General Information

• Foods for special dietary use
• Decisions: Rounding of Nutrient Values

Specific Types

• Formulated Liquid Diets
• Meal Replacements
• Nutritional Supplements
• Gluten-Free Foods
• Foods Represented for Use in Very Low-Energy Diets
• Prepackaged Meals for Use in a Weight-Reduction Diet
• Foods Sold by Weight-Reduction Clinics
• Letter to Industry: Sports Nutrition Products