Tag: Supplement approval

According to the National Institutes of Health, over 70% of Americans take some form of dietary supplement daily, yet most are unaware of who approves nutraceuticals before they hit the market. The reality is, the regulatory landscape for these products is fundamentally different from pharmaceuticals, placing a high degree of responsibility on both manufacturers and consumers.

In 1994, Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), which fundamentally changed the regulatory landscape for these products. The surprising truth is that dietary supplements were never required to be approved by the FDA for safety and efficacy in the same way as drugs, contrary to a common misconception.