Food Labeling; Requirements for Nutrient Content Claims, Health Claims, and Statements of Nutritional Support for Dietary Supplements

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its nutrient content claims regulations to change the terminology used to describe dietary supplements; provide for the use of statements that characterize the percentage level of dietary ingredients that do not have Reference Daily Intakes (RDI's) or Daily Reference Values (DRV's); and withdraw the provision that dietary supplements of vitamins and minerals may not give prominence to any ingredient that is not a vitamin or a mineral on its label or in labeling. The agency is also amending its regulations to specify how (i.e., text, placement, and type size) the disclaimer that must be contained in statements made in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) is to be presented. Additionally, FDA is removing the definition of ``dietary supplements,'' and revising the terminology used to describe these products in the regulations on health claims for food products. FDA is taking this action to implement, in part, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (the DSHEA).