FDA regulates both finished dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients

Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw, sued the FDA in the 1990s for refusing their request to authorize specific health claims for dietary supplements.

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 … Read more