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More than 1,500 food and beverage products that make "low carb," "reduced carb," or similar claims have emerged in the market, creating an industry segment expected to reach $30 billion in sales in 2004. </p> <p>While the "low carb" market booms, federal regulation of the claims lags far behind, failing to address the craze and leaving consumers to fend for themselves.</p> <p>"Unlike their sister agencies, Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the FDA and FTC have no clear policy regarding 'low carb' claims, and this is a major disservice to consumers," said Golodner. "Consumers who've been swept up in the low carb chaos are vulnerable to misleading labeling practices, and they deserve better."</p> <p>In its letter, NCL called upon the FDA and FTC to act immediately to establish guidelines for labeling and advertising of "low carb" products and ensure that members of the food industry adhere to them. Specifically, NCL called for:</p> <p> <strong>An interim policy</strong> issued by the FDA to address "low carb" labeling, pending completion of a rulemaking defining the terms. A draft guidance would regulate claims and fill the more than three-year gap before a final rule would go into effect in January 2008.</p> <p>Such a guidance should dictate that reduced carbohydrate food products that do not qualify as "low calorie" or "reduced calorie" contain labeling disclaimers that reveal this fact. An interim policy should either prohibit "net carbs" label statements, as TTB has done on alcohol beverages, or require that "net carbs" list sugar alcohols and other ingredients that contribute calories.</p> <p> <strong>Immediate enforcement action</strong> against misleading carb claims and label statements. According to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, it is within the FDA's authority and responsibility to take action against manufacturers making false or misleading claims-even in the absence of a policy on these particular claims.</p> <p> <strong>FTC action</strong> against deceptive carb claims in advertising, including "low carb" and similar claims for foods that do not qualify as "low calorie" or "reduced calorie" and "net carbs" statements that omit sugar alcohols, glycerin, and soluble fiber.</p> <p>"The FTC has a longstanding interest in deceptive weight loss claims, and the FDA owes it to consumers to address this increasingly prevalent problem," said Golodner, "before the situation gets even more out of control than it already is."</p>   <br><br> <div align="center">  <script type="text/javascript"> aster_cloud_id = '2417581'; aster_cloud_format = '430x280'; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100114062929js_/http://web.asterpix.com/media/js/searchlight.js"></script>  </div> <p class="tiny"><strong><a href="/web/20100114062929/http://consumeraffairs.com/php/a_report.php">Report Your Experience</a></strong> <br>If you've had a bad experience -- or a good one -- with a consumer product or service, we'd like to hear about it. 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