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Herbs are classified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as dietary health supplements........not drugs.
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 OF CONGRESS A BILL (S. 784) THE FOLLOWING HERBS ARE CLASSIFIED AS FOODS, AND ANY AND ALL SALES ARE LEGAL PROVIDED ALL INGREDIENTS ARE HERBAL AND OPENLY DISCLOSED. ANY AND ALL SALES IN THE MEANS OF A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT NEED NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTED APPROVAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COMPLETE INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE.
 
PURSUANT TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S GUIDELINES FOR THE ETHICAL MANUFACTURING OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND TO BILL A (S. 784) PASSED BY 103D CONGRESS (1ST SESSION), HERBS ARE TREATED AS FOODS AND REQUIRE NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FOR LEGAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COMPLETE INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE, AS OPPOSED TO CHEMICALS WHICH ARE NECESSARILY CLASSIFIED AS DRUGS AND REQUIRE DRUG MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION APPROVAL OF BOTH F.D.A. AND OTHER BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
 
For further information, you may contact the following:
U.S. FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Office of Food Labeling HFS - 150
200 “C” Street, S.W.
Washington D.C. 90204
(202) 205-5372
 
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