FDA Tips for Dietary Supplement Users

FDA Tips for Dietary Supplement Users

FDA regulates both finished dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients. FDA regulates dietary supplements under a different set of regulations than those covering “conventional” foods and drug products. Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA):

  • Manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients are prohibited from marketing products that are adulterated or misbranded.  That means that these firms are responsible for evaluating the safety and labeling of their products before marketing to ensure that they meet all the requirements of DSHEA and FDA regulations.
  • FDA is responsible for taking action against any adulterated or misbranded dietary supplement product after it reaches the market.

This section provides detailed information about:

 

 

read more of this article…
www.fda.gov/food/dietarysupplements/default.htm

Be the first to comment on "FDA Tips for Dietary Supplement Users"

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published.


*