Dietary Health And Supplement Act

This act may be cited as the dietary supplement health and education act of 1994.

Dietary health and supplement act. This legislation defined dietary supplements as distinct from food and drugs and it allowed them to be sold. In addition the dietary supplement health and education act of 1994 introduced guidelines for the proper labeling of dietary supplements. The dietary supplement health and education act of 1994 dshea is a 1994 statute of united states federal legislation which defines and regulates dietary supplements. A vitamin a mineral an herb.

For example ingredients like vitamins minerals amino acids herbs and other botanicals met the act s definition. The dietary supplement health and education act of 1994. As a result of these provisions dietary ingredients used in dietary supplements are no longer subject to. This included clearly labeling the product as a supplement that is meant to be ingested.

Under the act supplements are effectively regulated by the fda for good manufacturing practices under 21 cfr part 111. However with passage of the dietary supplements health and education act of 1994 dshea congress amended the fd c act to include several provisions that apply only to dietary supplements and dietary ingredients of dietary supplements.