Regulation of Dietary Supplements.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Claims.

Consumer protection.

Labels.

Marketing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (29 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Outlines FDA authority to regulate dietary supplements, and summarizes dietary supplement-specific regulations for new dietary ingredients, good manufacturing practices, labeling, and claims. Discusses adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and other means of ensuring consumer safety through enforcement of these authorities and regulations. Reviews dietary supplement advertising and marketing, as regulated by FTC in coordination with FDA. Addresses policy issues related to manufacture, regulation, and use of dietary supplements, including identification of dietary supplements, role of dietary supplements in health and health care, and dietary supplement safety.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Regulation of Dietary Supplements

Access Restriction:

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