Dietary Supplement Label Guidelines

Fda has very stringent and complex requirements for labeling and marketing of dietary supplement products.

Dietary supplement label guidelines. So what are the dietary supplement label requirements for fda compliance. For detailed information on dietary supplements a special category of products that comes under the general umbrella of foods but which has separate labeling requirements see dietary. Let s take a look.

Most important is that fda requires a supplements facts panel on all dietary supplement products. Labeling nutrition main section. Although dietary supplements are generally classified as foods they are required to have a supplements facts panel rather than the nutrition facts label required on.

The nutrition label for a dietary supplement is called a supplement facts panel see sample labels at the end of this chapter. When a nutritional supplement provides 225 or more calories per serving requirements include a specified amount and quality of protein a maximum amount of fat a minimum amount of linoleic and n 3 linolenic acids with a ratio of linoleic acid to n 3 linolenic acid between 4 1 and 10 1 and a specified amount of various vitamins and mineral. 21 cfr 101 36 b 1 i how does supplement facts differ from.

Five statements are required. Fda labeling is one of the most important regulatory requirements for dietary supplements in that it provides the consumer the necessary information on the product. 1 the statement of identity name of the dietary supplement 2 the net quantity of contents statement amount of the dietary supplement 3 the nutrition labeling.

Temporary policy regarding certain food labeling requirements during the covid 19 public health emergency. Temporary policy related to covid 19. Without it your supplement cannot be sold in the us.

Indeed ensuring that all information concerning that particular dietary supplement is in compliance with fda labeling requirements may be difficult and often very onerous. To avoid unnecessary reformatting printing costs a brand owner should.