There has always been the question/controversy about the supplement industry regarding their safety and regulation.

HERE ARE THE FACTS:

• Supplements became available in the 1940’s.
• There are over 90,000 supplements.
• FDA does not approve dietary supplements for any purpose, only drugs.

Why doesn’t the FDA regulate the safety and sale of nutritional supplements?

Supplements are classified as food products, not medicines, so they are not regulated by the strict standards governing medicines and drugs. FDA’s job is to identify the products that are causing harm only after they’ve been on the market.

“Dietary supplements send 23,000 people to Emergency Departments each year and more than 2100 are hospitalized because of dietary supplements.” 

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