4.1.4 - assessing claims

Question 1

Assessing claims made by weight loss + nutrient-supplement companies

Answer 1

Weight loss + nutrient companies have no laws or policies regarding what they put on product (FFSANZ doesn’t cover).
- Commercial gain
Ethics
Effectiveness of the product

Question 2

Commercial gain

Answer 2

Making a profit (the more a company is able to sell a product, the more profit they will make).
- Is the company more focused on making a profit or on the H+WB of their customers?

Question 3

Ethics

Answer 3

Being morally correct (+ telling the truth).
- Language is often, emotive, vague, + misleading (exaggerates product + makes it seem different to what it actually is).

Question 4

Effectiveness of the product

Answer 4

Truthfulness of a product.
- Credible evidence proving that the statements made about the product are factual.