Regulate Dietary Supplements

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was given control to regulate dietary supplements in 1994 when the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act was passed. Although dietary supplements are not classified as “drugs,” the FDA monitors them in different ways such as manufacturing, price, purity and labeling. Conversely, the FDA is not permitted to ensure that the supplements are effective before being placed on the market. The FDA is only able to remove the product off of the shelf if they are able to prove that the supplement is unsafe, show that structure- function claims are untrue, or after injuries have been reported. While manufacturers are not required to disclose information about the authentication of structure- function claims,