DSHEA
Government & Politics abbreviation · US Law
| Stands for | Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act |
|---|---|
| Categories | Government & Politics |
DSHEA stands for Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, a US law abbreviation.
Law of 1994 that defines dietary supplements as a category of food rather than drugs, so they need no FDA approval before sale. Manufacturers are responsible for safety and may make structure/function claims with a required disclaimer.
Example: The label's structure/function claim carries the FDA disclaimer required since DSHEA.
Usage notes
Signed in October 1994 after intense lobbying by the supplement industry and consumers. The familiar label statement "This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration" stems from it. The FDA must prove a supplement unsafe to remove it, as it did with ephedra in 2004. It is pronounced "deh-SHAY".
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