1 food and drug administration public hearing conventional foods being marketed as functional december 5 2006 2 health boon or 21 st century quackery bruce silverglade director of legal affairs center for science in the interest 3 outline presentation i thought policy considerations ii regulatory approaches dietary supplement iii cspi 2002 petition 4 all are not new vitamins minerals have been added to decades what if anything has changed with novel ingredients can be useful calcium fortified orange juice margarine substitute plant stanol esters 6 however most products currently on market do address chronic disease but rather often targeted at minor problems role play helping consumers major 7 subject 2000 complaint 8 place is bloated dubious energy drinks herbal medicines beverages tonics snacks low nutritional value fda should use this opportunity crack down unauthorized claims 9 10
