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Food Politics

Marion Nestle
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As discussed in previous chapters, the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 made it possible for manufacturers to make a few claims for the nutrient content and health benefits of their products on package labels, and the dietary supplement health and Education Act of 1994 allowed structure/function claims for nutritional supplements and, by inference, foods. The ability to make nutrient-content claims—to promote the fact that foods are high, rich, or good sources of one or another vitamin or mineral—encouraged manufacturers to add these nutrients to their products.
Their highly successful organizing of grass roots support induced Congress to pass the dietary supplement health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), which forced the FDA to permit a wide range of claims for which scientific support was limited, weak, or nonexistent. This chapter explains how the supplement industry achieved this "victory.

Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition

Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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While improving the diet should be the necessary first HOW TO READ A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT LABEL A product that is ingested orally and contains vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, or other nutrients from food qualifies as a dietary supplement, according to the 1994 dietary supplement health and Education Act. Supplements are not considered drugs under this act and do not need to be reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before entering the market. The FDA, however, regulates the information a manufacturer can provide about a product.

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