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The Food and Drug Administration has proposed removing its highest health food designation concerning soy protein. The FDA cites recent research that is inconclusive about the ability of soy protein to help lower the risk of heart disease. But, American Soybean Association President Ron Moore tells Brownfield it’s a mistake to change the designation from unqualified to qualified, “You know, in my mind it says, we don’t know. And, I think that’s a very, very poor decision by FDA.”

Moore says “inconclusive” doesn’t mean there is NOT a heart health connection, “As they stated in their press release it was inconclusive and so there’s nothing that says that it is not helpful to heart disease and helpful to your overall health.”

Moore says this is not the time to be ambiguous because consumers ARE paying attention, “At a time when heart disease is prevalent across the United States and the rest of the world, it’s unfortunate they’ve come out and said that it’s inconclusive, whether soy protein would be heart healthy.”

The FDA is taking comments on the proposed rule that, if finalized, would require soy protein foods to have labels that qualify the heart health claim.

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