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Canola Oil Health Claim Consumers can take canola oil's new health claim to heart FDA rules canola oil may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. October 6, 2006: The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has ruled that canola oil is now eligible to bear a qualified
health claim on its ability to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease
due to its unsaturated fat content. Canola Council of Canada president
Barb Isman says the FDA's stamp of approval is proof positive that canola
oil's unsaturated fats are really "Good for Every Body"! "The FDA puts all health claim petitions through
rigourous scientific review," Isman says.
Isman says the Council will be supporting the use of this new marketing tool to promote healthy eating because "it's now possible to point to this FDA approval to show very clearly that all fats are not created equal". "Canola oil is a good fat. We've said it all along and now the FDA agrees. Canola oil provides a simple and affordable way to improve heart health and that's great news. We're hoping as an industry of course, that the claim will encourage more food product designers and manufacturers to use canola oil rather than less healthy choices." Canola oil is high in healthy unsaturated fats (93%), free of cholesterol and trans fat, and the lowest in saturated fat (7%) of any common edible oil. In addition, canola oil is multi-functional with a high heat tolerance, neutral taste and light, smooth texture. Criteria for foods eligible to bear the claim include containing at least 4.75 grams of canola oil per reference amount customarily consumed, no more than one gram of trans fat and low levels of saturated fat and cholesterol.
Background Notes The FDA has authorized qualified health claims (QHCs) related to heart disease risk reduction for olive oil, nuts, walnuts and foods that contain DHA/EPA (omega-3 fatty acids) to date. (Note that QHCs have been approved for other foods and compounds related to different health conditions.
The agency's announcements on each of the heart disease-related QHCs along with their petitioners are as follows: Olive oil - Nov. 1, 2004 - C level QHC: Olive oil QHC petitioner: Bob Bauer, The North American Olive Oil Association,Neptune, NJ Tree nuts - July 14, 2003 - B level QHC: No press release issued by FDA, but tree nut QHC authorized per Nut QHC petitioner: D.J. Soetaert, president, International Tree Nut Council, Nutrition Research and Education Foundation, Davis, CA Walnuts - March 31, 2004 - B level QHC: Walnut QHC petitioner: Sarah E. Taylor, J.D., R.D., M.P.H.,Covington & Burling, Washington, DC Omega-3 Fatty Acids (conventional foods that contain EPA/DHA) - September 8, 2004 - B level QHC: Omega-3 QHC petitioner: Jonathan W. Emord, Esq., Emord & Associates, P.C.,Reston, VA |
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