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==Health claim status== Presumed benefits of making foods more ''functional'' or healthful have not been scientifically established, and specific statements of [[health claim]]s are regulated on [[food label]]s in the European Union, United States and Canada.<ref name="gonz">{{cite journal |vauthors=González-Díaz C, Gil-González D, Álvarez-Dardet C |title=Scientific Evidence on Functional Food and Its Commercial Communication: A Review of Legislation in Europe and the USA |journal=Journal of Food Science |volume=83 |issue=11 |pages=2710–2717 |date=November 2018 |pmid=30339738 |doi=10.1111/1750-3841.14359 |url=https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1750-3841.14359|hdl=10045/83410 |hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref name="hc">{{cite web |title=Health claims on food labels |url=https://inspection.canada.ca/en/food-labels/labelling/industry/health-claims |publisher=Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada |access-date=18 April 2025 |date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
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