Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2001.
Audience code (AC):
General Public/Consumers (300).
Corporate Author (CN):
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration.
Source (SO):
College Park, MD: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration. 2001. 6 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from CFSAN Outreach and Information Center. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW (HFS-555), Washington, DC 20204. (888) 723-3366.
PRICE: Single copy free.
Abstract (AB):
This Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fact sheet provides a broad range of information about dietary supplements in a question-and-answer format. It defines dietary supplements and the types of ingredients found in them. It also discusses the FDA's role in regulating dietary supplements, what information the manufacturers of dietary supplements must disclose, safety, and other issues related to supplements. The fact sheet explains how people can report a problem or illness caused by a dietary supplement and gives contact information for making reports.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Dietary Supplements. Consumer Awareness.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Manufacturers. Safety. Food and Drug Administration.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200302.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03307.
