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FDA regulates both finished dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients. FDA regulates dietary supplements under a different set of regulations than tho
by jlgreco 13y ago
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):
- The manufacturer of a dietary supplement or dietary ingredient is responsible for ensuring that the product is safe before it is marketed.
- FDA is responsible for taking action against any unsafe dietary supplement product after it reaches the market.
http://www.fda.gov/food/dietarysupplements/ http://www.fda.gov/food/dietarysupplements/
- seiji 13y agoAh, got it. So it's just self policing until you kill someone, then the regulators step in.
- cgore 13y agoThere are a few dietary supplements that voluntarily submit to FDA inspection of their facilities. Most don't. The protein powder I use is one of them: http://www.1stphorm.com/products/men/level-1 http://www.1stphorm.com/products/men/level-1 I wouldn't really consider using anything that isn't, but lots of people do every day, probably mostly from ignorance.
- stonemetal 13y agoFrom the QA link: 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. So, Soylent is probably considered a food since it is a sole item of a meal.