Dietary Supplement Advertising Claims Are Regulated By

However they can make other claims on the product label.

Dietary supplement advertising claims are regulated by. Principles underlying the ftc s regulation of health claims in food advertising are relevant to the agency s approach to health claims in supplement advertising. Food and drug administration fda and the federal trade commission ftc work together in regulating dietary supplement advertising. The ftc s approach to supplement advertising is best illustrated by its enforcement policy statement on food advertising food policy statement 3 although the food policy statement does not specifically refer to supplements the principles underlying the ftc s regulation of health claims in food advertising are relevant to the agency s.

The dietary supplement health and education act of 1994 dshea established some special regulatory requirements and procedures for using structure function claims and two related types of dietary. As for all products on the market advertising for dietary supplements must be truthful and substantiated. For ftc requirements these same requirements must be met however any claims that can be inferred from the advertising or anything that is implied by claims made must also be truthful and.

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In the u s products sold as dietary supplements are not permitted to claim that they can treat prevent or cure a specific disease or condition. International regulations on dietary supplements. Understanding regulatory and fda compliance with dietary supplements advertising first means understanding that the food drug administration the fda has primary responsibility for claims related to dietary supplements and weight loss products on product labeling including packaging inserts and other promotional materials distributed at the point of sale.

Fda receives many consumer inquiries about the validity of claims for dietary supplements including product labels advertisements media and printed materials. Disease or health claims show a link between a food or substance and a disease or health related condition. Fda is primarily responsibe for claims on product labeling while ftc has primary responsibility for claims in advertising including print and.

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