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General Information

• Overview of Dietary Supplements (Frequently Asked Questions)
• FDA 101: Dietary Supplements August 4, 2008 (Consumer Update)
• Final Rule Promotes Safe Use of Dietary Supplements June 22, 2007 (Consumer Update)
• Fortify Your Knowledge About Vitamins November 2007 (Consumer Update)
• What Dietary Supplements Are You Taking? Does Your Health Care Provider Know? It Matters and Here's Why December 2004
• Commonly Asked Questions About BSE in Products Regulated by FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) July 9, 2004
• Tips For The Savvy Supplement User: Making Informed Decisions And Evaluating Information (also available in Spanish) January 2002
• Tips for Older Dietary Supplement Users December 2003 (also available in Spanish)
• An FDA Guide to Dietary Supplements September 1998 (FDA Consumer Article)
• Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act Summary
• Claims That Can Be Made for Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements March 20, 2001
• Health Claims on Foods November-December 1998 (FDA Consumer Article)
• Dietary Supplement Strategy (10 Year Plan) January 2000
• Economic Characterization of Dietary Supplement Industry (also available in PDF) March 1999
• Dietary Supplement Sales Information (also available in PDF) October, 1999
• Letter to Stakeholders: Announcing CAERS - the CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System August 29, 2002
• Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet
• See Warnings and Safety Information

Other Related FDA Information

• Information About Nutrition
• Protect Yourself From Health Fraud
• Information about Losing Weight and Maintaining a Healthy Weight

FDA-DSFL Electronic Newsletter

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