FDA ( The US Food and Drug Administration ) has pledged " Roughly three-quarters of the most significant modernisations of dietary supplement regulation and oversight in more than 25 years ", with warning letters sent to companies that are making unproven health claims about their products. The regulator does not have oversight over supplements at the point of market entry, but it can step in if products are found to be unsafe or make misleading claims. Roughly three-quarters of American consumers regularly take dietary supplements -- including 4 out of 5 older adults, Gottlieb said. Previous studies have shown a high number of supplements contain unapproved pharmaceutical ingredients. 20% of American use dietary supplements regularly, and the industry is worth over $40bn.
FDA ( The US Food and Drug Administration ) has pledged " Roughly three-quarters of the most significant modernisations of dietary supplement regulation and oversight in more than 25 years ", with warning letters sent to companies that are making unproven health claims about their products. The regulator does not have oversight over supplements at the point of market entry, but it can step in if products are found to be unsafe or make misleading claims. Previous studies have shown a high number of supplements contain unapproved pharmaceutical ingredients. 20% of American use dietary supplements regularly, and the industry is worth over $40bn.