包裝食品營養宣稱之國際規範比較－以維生素類及礦物質類營養素為例   全文下載

Comparison of Internation Standards for Nutrition Claims on Packaged Foods: A Case Study of Vitamins and Minerals

包裝食品上具陳述或暗示食品具有特定營養特性的任何表述，皆屬營養宣稱，為了解各國營養宣稱之營養素含量宣稱情形，本文蒐集包含國際食品法典（Codex）、歐盟、美國、加拿大、澳洲及紐西蘭、日本、韓國及新加坡之食品營養宣稱法規，針對各國對維生素、礦物質類營養素含量宣稱規定與臺灣現行《包裝食品營養宣稱應遵行事項》比較。各國對於可宣稱之維生素、礦物質項目有所不同，但皆以訂有每日參考值的維生素、礦物質作為營養宣稱項目。在維生素、礦物質含量宣稱標準，多數國家要求達該營養素每日參考值之15%以上，新加坡則是達該營養素每日參考值1/6含量始得宣稱。食品標示資訊是與消費者溝通重要環節之一，各國依國情就各營養素於該國人攝取情形及對國民健康影響情況，制定該國營養宣稱之營養素項目、使用詞句及其含量宣稱標準，以確保消費者能夠購買符合自身需求之產品。於符合國家營養政策及保障消費者知情權的原則下，配合各國國民之營養需求，並因應全球化趨勢及產品多元化發展，適時調整制定營養宣稱規定。

‘Nutrition claim’means any claim which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular beneficial nutritional properties. However, the nutrient items and contents that can be declared may vary depending on the regulations of each nation. Therefore, in this review paper, the nutrition claims regulations were collected from Codex Alimentarius, the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, and the definitions of the nutrition claims of packaged foods were compared, taking vitamins and minerals as case study. For each country, nutrition claims can be made for various requirements for the items and contents of vitamins and minerals with reference values. As for the content requirements, a content over 15% of the daily percentage reference value were claimed in most counties, while it should to meet 1/6 of its daily reference value in Singapore. Food labelings were important means for communicatng food information with consumers. Under the principle of complying with national nutrition policies and protecting consumers’right to know, each country has been committed to meeting the nutritional needs of citizens and timely adjusting and formulating nutrition regulations in response to globalization trends and diversified development.