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Labeling standards – This provides the minimum requirements
that each of the packaging containing a food product must have.
Two primary standards are applicable for prepackaged foods:

a) Labeling of prepackaged foods – KS EAS 38 and
b) Guidelines for health and nutrition claim – KS CAC/GL 23

NUTRITION AND HEALTH CLAIMS

As Guided by the Kenya a) Nutrient Content claims
Standard KS CAC/GL 23) claim that describes the level of
a nutrient contained in a food
A claim is defined as any e.g. source of calcium
representation which states,
suggests or implies that a b) Nutrient Comparative claim
food has particular qualities is a claim that compares the
relating to its origin, nutritional nutrient levels in 2 or more
properties, nature, processing, foods e.g. use of word such as
composition or any other “reduced”; “less than”; “fewer”;
quality. Usually a claim is used “increased” etc.
as an appeal or an attempt to
show that a specific product c) Nutrient Function claims is
will yield certain benefits. They a nutrition claim that describes
are 2 types of claims:- the physiological role of the
nutrient in growth, development
1) Nutrition Claims - Is any Health claims - is any
representation which states, representation that states,
suggests or implies that a suggests, or implies that a
food has particular nutritional relationship exists between a
properties including but not food or a constituent of that
limited to the energy value and food and health.
to the content of protein, fat
and carbohydrates, as well as 2) Health claims - is any
the content of vitamins and representation that states,
minerals. suggests, or implies that a
relationship exists between a
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food and health. “