2004Q-0151
  

  
Qualified Health Claim (QHC):  soy protein and cancer
  


  

  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC632
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Mr. Thomas  Morrison
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
05/06/2005 02:05:51
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
Hamilton Bradley Center for Wellness and Rehab.
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Health Professional
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
 April 11, 2005



Tomoko Shimakawa, Sc.D.

Division of Nutrition Programs and Labeling

Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling

and Dietary Supplements

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Food and Drug Administration

5100 Paint Branch Parkway, HFS-830

College Park, MD 20740-3835



Re: Docket: 2004Q-0151 - Qualified Health Claim: Soy Protein and Cancer 



Dear Dr. Shimakawa: 



I am writing to protest the proposed soy-protein-prevents-cancer health claim and to request that the FDA hold a public hearing on this matter.



Approval of this health claim could double the sales of soy foods in this country, bringing enormous profits to the soy and food processing industries while potentially putting a significant amount of the American public at risk. 



I am deeply troubled by the prospect of a soy protein/cancer health claim for the following reasons:



There is no consensus among experts that soy prevents cancer. 

Substantial evidence exists showing that soy can contribute to or even cause cancer, including breast cancer. 

Cancer statistics and epidemiological studies suggest that soy protein consumption might contribute to lower rates of some types of cancer but to higher rates of other types of cancer. 

The plant estrogens (isoflavones) contained in soy protein products appear to have the potential to cause thyroid damage, reproductive disorders and other endocrine disruption. 

Soy is one of the top eight allergens, and its increased presence in the food supply could jeopardize the health and lives of many Americans. 

Several subsets of the population are at special risk, including people suffering from hypothyroidism and cancer. 

For the above reasons, I urge the FDA to hold a public hearing on soy protein and to reject the proposed qualified soy-prevents-cancer health claim. 



Thank you, 


  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  








  

  
 

Thomas Morrison

Corporate Wellness Coordinator

Hamilton Bradley Center for Wellness and Rehabilitation

1225 Broadrick Dr 

Dalton, GA 30720

ph. 706-278-9355