NTR 306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Federal Trade Commission, Dietary Supplement, Dietary Supplement Health And Education Act Of 1994
Document Summary
The dietary supplement health and education act (dshea) of 1994: Dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed. Fda is responsible for taking action against any unsafe dietary supplement product after it reaches the market. If enough reports of injury or death from a supplement fda is responsible to prove it"s unsafe before it can be removed from the market. The federal trade commission (ftc) regulates advertising of dietary supplements. Doesn"t analyze the content of dietary supplements. In 2007, issued good manufacturing practices (gmps) for dietary supplements: a set of requirements and expectations by which dietary supplements must be manufactured, prepared and stored to ensure quality. Ultimately, consumer has no protection or guarantee that supplement is safe or effective. A few independent organizations that offer seals of approval indicating the product has passed the organizations" quality tests for things such as potency and contaminants:
