FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 332-336.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201305069

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Thinking about Development of China’s Food Industry Based on U.S. Dietary Guidelines

LI Lei1,ZHOU Sheng-sheng2   

  1. 1. Department of Food, Henan Business College, Zhengzhou 450045, China; 2. Institute of Public Health, Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450016, China
  • Received:2011-12-11 Revised:2013-01-18 Online:2013-03-15 Published:2013-04-16
  • Contact: lei li E-mail:hongyi66@163.com

Abstract: This article describes the dietary criteria established by governmental and non-governmental organizations, food and beverage industries in USA, and focuses on dietary criteria in Smart Choice Program. Most of these dietary criteria are the basis of specific signs (such as whole wheat stamp) on food labels. However, only dietary criteria of nutrition claim in food nutrition labels, sugar-free foods and low sodium foods were established in China. Learning from the U.S. dietary criteria, Chinese food industries should improve the development and harmonization of the dietary criteria, strengthen the legal effect of the dietary criteria, and enhance the enforcement of food companies.

Key words: dietary criteria, Chinese food industry, nutrition label, smart choice program

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