Dietary Supplements and Structure-Function Claims: The Dysfunctional Structure of Current Regulation
Keywords
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), labeling, consumer education
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Twenty percent of Americans report using one of the more than thirty thousand dietary supplement products generated by an estimated one thousand manufacturers, contributing to an industry exceeding twenty billion dollars globally. Fueled by increasing public interest in individual health, dietary supplement manufacturers in the United States (U.S.) continue to exploit the weaknesses in the way the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates these products. Dietary supplement manufacturers perpetuate the perceived safety of supplements through the advertisement of structurefunction claims, which many consumers mistakenly assume to be the same as FDA-regulated health claims.
Recommended Citation
Lindsey, M. W. (2021). Dietary Supplements and Structure-Function Claims: The Dysfunctional Structure of Current Regulation. Journal of Food Law & Policy, 5(2). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jflp/vol5/iss2/5
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