Dietary Supplement Fda Ftc

2 although dshea does not directly apply to advertising it has generated many questions about the ftc s approach to dietary supplement advertising.
Dietary supplement fda ftc. Unlike drugs dietary supplements aren t evaluated or reviewed by fda for safety and effectiveness and even natural supplements can be risky depending on the medicines you take or the medical conditions you have. But while some have proven benefits many don t. By the food and drug administration fda and the federal trade commission ftc as well as by government agencies in each of the 50 states.
Once a dietary supplement is on the market fda has. In 1994 the dietary supplements health and education act dshea significantly changed the fda s role in regulating supplement labeling. While fda will target companies for making disease related claims ftc has also been known to target companies for making inflammation claims that are false and misleading due.
The answer to these questions is that advertising for any. Virtually all facets of dietary supplement manufacturing labeling and marketing are covered by extensive regulations issued and enforced by fda and ftc. Dietary supplement advertising including ads broadcast on radio and television falls under the jurisdiction of the federal trade commission.