Safety and Health Claims
Tips For The Savvy Supplement User: Making Informed Decisions And Evaluating Information
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Look here for supplement information in Spanish.
DHHS. NIH. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Fact sheet with points to consider for safety if using, or thinking about using, herbs for health purposes.
Test Your Supplement Savvy
Federal Trade Commission.
Five question quiz (with answers) for consumers related to dietary supplement safety.
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Information on how to report an illness or injury associated with a dietary supplement to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and also reporting unlawful sales of dietary supplements on the internet.
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition.
Provides updated warnings and safety information reported for specific dietary supplements.
Federal Trade Commission; Food and Drug Administration.
Article with tips to learn how to assess health claims. Also in PDF (47 KB).
Using Dietary Supplements Wisely
DHHS. NIH. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Available in PDF|328 KB.
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Includes tips for reporting, a quick-reference chart for reporting problems, and a list of the types of problems FDA doesn't handle.
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Describes what health claims, nutrient content claims, and structure/function claims on labels are authorized by the FDA for foods and dietary supplements.
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Provides a list of currently approved FDA health claims for use with food and dietary supplements.
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Provides a list of currently approved FDA "qualified" health claims for use with food and dietary supplements.
DHHS. NIH. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Fact sheet based on findings from a 2005 National Institutes of Health (NIH) State-of-the-Science (SoS) conference on the management of menopause-related symptoms. It answers some frequently asked questions and lists resources for more information.
DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Find the wording of the Federal Regulations regarding dietary supplements, as amended to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 103rd Congress.
DHHS. NIH. National Library of Medicine.
Provides a gateway to the latest news and cautions on the topic of anabolic steroids. Also offers links to research and related topics. Also in Spanish.
DHHS. NIH. National Cancer Institute.
Provides background information on garlic and its possible health benefits and roles in preventing cancer.
DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Find links to reports about health risks and FDA prohibition on ephedra-containing supplements. Includes review of effectiveness and safety of ephedra and ephedrine alkaloids for weight loss or enhanced athletic performance.
US General Accounting Office.
2000 report reviews regulations on health claims and safety of dietary supplements and functional foods with recommendations to Congress and the Food and Drug Administration for improvements in federal oversight of these products.
US General Accounting Office.
2001 report examines whether anti-aging and alternative medicine products, particularly dietary supplements aimed at conditions of aging, cause physical and economic harm to senior citizens.