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Urvashi Rangan, project director of GreenerChoices.org, a Web site published by Consumer Reports that evaluates environmental claims on labels, called that claim "truthful but misleading".
The agency says it has been considering adding letter grades to health claims on labels that indicate the strength of the research supporting the claim.
"The claims on labels that consumers see will no longer be as reliable," said Bruce Silverglade, director of legal affairs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit consumer group in Washington.
"What has happened is that we've gone from having virtually no health claims on labels to a free-for-all where companies can say almost anything they want with almost no evidence," said Bonnie Liebman, nutrition director of the center.
Where regulatory agencies have dragged their feet, and where food manufacturers continue to make dubious claims on labels, consumers are taking matters into their own hands with class-action lawsuits Kim Richman of Richman Law group, for instance, has also filed class action lawsuits in regard to the presence of trans fats and GMOs in foods.
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The Consultation recommends that specific health claims on labeling material on probiotic food items be allowed when sufficient scientific evidence is available and that the product manufacturer take responsibility for ensuring that an independent third party reviews and evaluates the scientific evidence.
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