Legal Matters The Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-263
Author(s):  
Stephen Holt
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Dietary Supplement ◽  
Education Act

The Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act and Supplements: Dietary and Nutritional Supplements Need No More Regulations

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 387-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Wollschlaeger
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Supplement ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Federal Trade Commission ◽  
Food And Drug Administration ◽  
Nutritional Supplements ◽  
Consumer Access ◽  
Education Act ◽  
Enforcement Authority

The Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994 was intended to ensure consumer access to safe dietary supplements, e.g., herbs, minerals, and vitamins. It granted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considerable enforcement authority to regulate dietary supplement industry. This article discusses relevant components of the DSHEA, explains the division of regulatory responsibilities between the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and refutes the often cited allegation that the herb and dietary supplement industry are unregulated.

The Florida Comprehensive Health Education Act

1974 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Benton Clifton ◽  
Earl Edwards ◽  
Lou Morelli ◽  
Sig Fagerberg
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
Education Act

The New Dietary Ingredient Safety Provision of DSHEA: A Return to Congressional Intent

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 285-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Bass ◽  
Emily Marden
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Supplement ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Food And Drug Administration ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Education Act ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Preventative Healthcare

In the ten years since the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (“DSHEA”), dietary supplements have become a widely available and important element of individualized preventative healthcare. Congress created DSHEA in response to great consumer demand, thereby embracing the dietary supplement category and opening the door for the growth of the dietary supplement industry. DSHEA introduced an expansive definition of dietary supplements and laid out available claims and strict safety standards for such products.While the statute has remained unchanged since its passage in 1994, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) appears to be in the process of re-interpreting sections of DSHEA in ways that could fundamentally limit the availability of dietary supplements. Specifically, FDA has been utilizing DSHEA's “new dietary ingredient” (“NDI”) safety provision to narrow the scope of ingredients that can be considered, even before addressing their safety, for use in dietary supplements.

Why Consumers Need More Protection Against Claims for Dietary Supplements and Herbs

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 391-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Supplement ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Food And Drug Administration ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Enormous Amount ◽  
Education Act

Federal agencies have never had enough resources to cope with the enormous amount of deception in the supplement and health-food marketplace. Passage of the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) has worsened the situation by encouraging dubious claims and weakening the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s ability to ban dangerous products.

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