Workshop 11
FDA definition of a dietary supplement: Congress defined the term "dietary supplement" in the Dietary
Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. Download the law here.
A dietary
supplement is a product taken by mouth that contains a "dietary
ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. The "dietary ingredients"
in these products may include: vitamins, minerals, herbs or other
botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues,
glandulars, and metabolites. Dietary supplements can also be extracts
or concentrates, and may be found in many forms such as tablets,
capsules, softgels, gelcaps, liquids, or powders. They can also be in
other forms, such as a bar, but if they are, information on their label
must not represent the product as a conventional food or a sole item of
a meal or diet.
DSHEA places dietary
supplements in a special category under the general umbrella of
"foods," not drugs, and requires that every supplement be labeled a
dietary supplement. Download here the FDA description of dietary supplements.
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