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Legal InformationHerbs 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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