definitions

Question 1

Nutrition content claim

Answer 1

A statement made by a manufacturer about the amount of a nutrient, energy, or biologically active substance in the food.

Question 2

Health claims

Answer 2

Claim about the relationship between a food and a health effect (claiming that a food or product has a health benefit).
- Must be supported by scientific evidence

Question 3

General level health claims

Answer 3

Refers to the presence of a nutrient/substance in a food + the effect that this nutrient will have on health (eg. calcium is good for bones and teeth).

Question 4

High level health claims

Answer 4

Refers to a nutrient or substance in a food + it’s relationship to a serious disease or biomarker of a serious disease when it is present at an abnormal level in the body.
- There are currently 13 pre-approved food-health relationships for high level claims listed in the Standard.
- Eg. Folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects.

Question 5

Halo effect

Answer 5

The way we
overestimate the healthfulness of an item based on a single factor or claim,
ignoring other relevant information