About Dietary Supplements

A dietary supplement must meet all of the following conditions:

• It is a product (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet, which contains one or more of the following: vitamins; minerals; herbs or other botanicals; amino acids; or any combination of the above ingredients.
• It is intended to be taken in tablet, capsule, powder, soft gel, gel cap, or liquid form.
• It is not represented for use as a conventional food or as a sole item of a meal or the diet.
• It is labeled as being a dietary supplement.

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