NUSCTX 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Good Manufacturing Practice, Federal Trade Commission, Dietary Supplement
15 Nov 2016
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As long as you eat healthful diet, you"ll never need to take dietary supplements. Data has shown taking vitamins supplements can reduce your risk heart disease. Not true, just a correlation, supplement itself does not reduce risk of heart disease. A product intended for ingestion (pill, capsule, tablet, powder, liquid) that contains a. Thus not a drug, but a food product. Not bound by strict laws that regulate pharmaceuticals. Not regulated by fda for safety and effectiveness before they are marketed. Manufacturers are responsible for determining the product is safe. Do not need to prove it"s safe, effective, good. Federal trade commission (ftc) regulates dietary supplement advertising. Pick up supplements and do a dna analysis on it. Check to see if supplements are in there have the ingredients that they say they have. 4/5 on average-->have ingredients with seriously damaging effects, don"t. Ensures products contain the right ingredients and the correct dosage.
