KIN 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Dietary Supplement, Dietary Supplement Health And Education Act Of 1994, Quackery
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Dietary supplement health & education act (dshea) of 1994. Before 1994, dietary supplements subject to same regulatory requirements as other foods. This law dealt with safety & labeling of dietary supplements. The company is responsible for determining that dietary supplements it makes are safe. That any representations or claims made are substantiated do not need approval from fda. Dietary supplements do not need approval from fda. Relies upon consumer to report adverse effects then fda will investigate. Name & place of business of manufacturer. All ingredients must be declared on label. Result was to remove claims from labels and put on separate literature. Literature is distributed separately from the product. Allows sellers to make false claims for their products. Law doesn"t prohibit unproven verbal claims by sales people. Food supplements are not considered to be drugs, so they are not regulated. Unlike drugs/medicines, food supplements need not to be proven effective or even safe to be sold in stores.
