Transcript Dietary supplements - Dublin City Schools

Dietary supplements
are products that
can be added to
people’s diets. They
include vitamins,
minerals, herbs,
and amino acids.
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
The FDA (Food and Drug
Administration) regulates
dietary supplements under a
different set of regulations
than “conventional foods”.
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
A product cannot claim that it can
"help you lose weight“ or "cure
cancer“.
By law, companies that make these
products cannot claim they prevent,
treat, or cure disease.
UNDER THE DSHEA (DIETARY
SUPPLEMENT HEALTH AND
EDUCATION ACT OF 1994), THE
MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE
SUPPLEMENT IS SAFE BEFORE IT IS
MARKETED.
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE
APPROVED BY THE FDA
(FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION) BEFORE
MARKETING.
THE FDA (FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION) IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING
ACTION AGAINST UNSAFE
PRODUCTS AFTER THEY ARE ON
THE MARKET.
THE FDA MONITORS SAFETY,
PRODUCT INFORMATION
(LABELING, CLAIMS, PRODUCT
INSERTS AND LITERATURE)
AFTER THE PRODUCT IS ON THE
MARKET.
THE FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION REGULATES
ADVERTISING OF DIETARY
SUPPLEMENTS.
EXAMPLES OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS:
VITAMINS
MINERALS
HERBALS
BOTANICALS
AMINO ACIDS
ENZYMES
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
COME IN SEVERAL FORMS:
tablets
capsules
powders
energy bars or drinks