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FDA uses the terminology “nutrient content claims” and “nutrient descriptors,” but note that the FD&C Act identifies regulation for a claim that “characterizes the level of any nutrient” on the label or labeling of the food.⁶¹

The FD&C Act stipulates that a claim that characterizes the level of a nutrient may not be made unless the FDA has defined the claim in a regulation and the food meets the requirements of that regulation.⁶²

However, the FDAMA amended the FD&C Act to create an exception to the requirement for explicit authorization of all nutrient content claims by regulation. Nutrient content claims not defined by FDA in regulation may be permitted if the claim was recognized by a scientific body of the U.S. government in a published authoritative statement⁶³ (see Section 4.7.6).