The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) makes clear that it does not conduct a pre-market review of dietary supplements. Dietary supplements are not approved by the government for safety and effectiveness before they are marketed.
However, Vasilios H. Frankos, former director of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, says: “All dietary supplements that are marketed must be safe. The onus is on the manufacturer to ensure that dietary supplements are safe, but if FDA does identify a problem, through the literature or through adverse event reports, then we can take action against those supplements…”
According to the FDA’s website, “The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, known as CFSAN, is one of six product-oriented centers, in addition to a nationwide field force, that carry out the mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).”
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