Increase Regulation of Dietary Supplements
Skylie W. WRIT-116 FALL 2021
December, 2021
Introduction
- Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA)
- Firm responsible for safety and support claims
- Ingredients sold in the US before 1994 can be marketed with no evidence that they're effective or safe.
-Harvard Health Publishing
Why?
- Bad for health
- Don't tell people what's truly in the replacement
- On market without an approval
- Forced to list all side effects, cautions, and allergens
- Exact amounts labeled
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Current Regulations
- Manufacturers must notify the FDA prior to marketing new ingredient(s)
- Reviewed for safety, not effectiveness or approval
- Federal government enforces the post-market regulation of the supplement industry
- More equipped to respond to problems than to prevent them
Chart of Regulations for different FDA regulated products
Many people take supplements because they believe they are safer than drugs (since they are “natural”), or work better.
- Not Necessarily "Safer"
- Linked to deaths
- Many side effects as a result of taking them
Data
People that use dietary supplements
People that don't use dietary supplements
$30 billion
Amount Americans spend on dietary supplements per year
This graph shows the dietary supplements most people use and their age
Progress Was Made To Increase Regulations
FDA proposed a rule to help it test new ingredients:
- Historical Data can be given to FDA to support ingredient safety
An article on Health Harvard suggested:
- Data Clinical Trials= Better, Easy to Evaluate
- Doesn't require companies to give unfavorable data to the FDA
Bibliography
Zelman, Kathleen M. “The Truth behind the Top 10 Dietary Supplements.” WebMD, WebMD, 30 June 2009, https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-behind-top-10-dietary-supplements#7.
Krasny, Leslie. “Regulatory Issues: Meal Replacements -- Convenience or Compromise?” Foodprocessing.com, 3 Dec. 2004, https://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2004/53/.
Trexler, Eric. “Supplement Regulation: Are Dietary Supplements Unregulated?” Stronger by Science, 13 Sept. 2021, https://www.strongerbyscience.com/supplement-regulation/.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA. “What You Need to Know about Dietary Supplements.” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, 29 Nov. 2017, https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/what-you-need-know-about-dietary-supplements.
Skerrett, Patrick J. “FDA Needs Stronger Rules to Ensure the Safety of Dietary Supplements.” Harvard Health, 2 Feb. 2012, https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fda-needs-stronger-rules-to-ensure-the-safety-of-dietary-supplements-201202024182.
Starr, Ranjani R. “Too little, too late: ineffective regulation of dietary supplements in the United States.” American journal of public health vol. 105,3 (2015): 478-85. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302348
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Increase Regulation of Dietary Supplements
Skylie W. WRIT-116 FALL 2021
December, 2021
Introduction
-Harvard Health Publishing
Why?
Want more information?
Info
Current Regulations
Chart of Regulations for different FDA regulated products
Many people take supplements because they believe they are safer than drugs (since they are “natural”), or work better.
Data
People that use dietary supplements
People that don't use dietary supplements
$30 billion
Amount Americans spend on dietary supplements per year
This graph shows the dietary supplements most people use and their age
Progress Was Made To Increase Regulations
FDA proposed a rule to help it test new ingredients:
An article on Health Harvard suggested:
Bibliography
Zelman, Kathleen M. “The Truth behind the Top 10 Dietary Supplements.” WebMD, WebMD, 30 June 2009, https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-behind-top-10-dietary-supplements#7.
Krasny, Leslie. “Regulatory Issues: Meal Replacements -- Convenience or Compromise?” Foodprocessing.com, 3 Dec. 2004, https://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2004/53/.
Trexler, Eric. “Supplement Regulation: Are Dietary Supplements Unregulated?” Stronger by Science, 13 Sept. 2021, https://www.strongerbyscience.com/supplement-regulation/.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA. “What You Need to Know about Dietary Supplements.” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, 29 Nov. 2017, https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/what-you-need-know-about-dietary-supplements.
Skerrett, Patrick J. “FDA Needs Stronger Rules to Ensure the Safety of Dietary Supplements.” Harvard Health, 2 Feb. 2012, https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fda-needs-stronger-rules-to-ensure-the-safety-of-dietary-supplements-201202024182.
Starr, Ranjani R. “Too little, too late: ineffective regulation of dietary supplements in the United States.” American journal of public health vol. 105,3 (2015): 478-85. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302348