What’s Safe in Your Medicine Cabinet: Dietary Supplements in the U.S.

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: November 23, 2015
• Source: ComplianceOnline

What's Safe in Your Medicine Cabinet: Dietary Supplements in the U.S.

From regulating hormone levels to supplementing nutritional deficiencies in children, dietary supplements have a broad spectrum of needs to cater to. Popping a vitamin pill or biting down on an energy bar is not as simple as it once was though. The plethora of products available to supplement your diet are so staggering that regulating what reaches the consumer has been a challenge of equal proportions.

When the FDA first decided it was time to regulate dietary supplements in the early 90s, the agency drew a lot more flak than it could have anticipated. The flak came from trade associations of dietary supplement manufacturers and consumers. The industry has since witnessed a booming growth, resulting today in the need for FDA to step in with guidance and oversight for its labeling, marketing, and post-marketing as well.