Advanced Biotechnology Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21030, USA.
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2009 Jun;60(4):293-301. doi: 10.1080/09637480701777977. Epub 2008 Dec 9.
In 1994, after intensive lobbying by the supplement industry, US federal legislation passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, and essentially removed so-called 'dietary supplements' from the US Food and Drug Administration control. Some companies are marketing herbal medications in the USA as dietary supplements. Even some dietary supplement manufacturers produce a 'mimic drug' rather than a 'dietary supplement'. The US Food and Drug Administration is able to do nothing except wait for the next incident to occur before other dietary supplement products have also caused serious effects. In the present article, the author discusses international regulations and laws of dietary supplements, and hopes to see more new laws and regulations to assure people of continued access to high-quality natural healthcare products and dietary supplements.
1994 年，在补充剂行业的大力游说下，美国联邦立法通过了《膳食补充剂健康与教育法案》，基本上将所谓的“膳食补充剂”从美国食品和药物管理局的控制中移除。一些公司正在美国将草药药物作为膳食补充剂进行营销。甚至一些膳食补充剂制造商生产的是“模拟药物”而不是“膳食补充剂”。美国食品和药物管理局除了等待下一次事件发生，以及其他膳食补充产品也造成严重影响之外，别无他法。在本文中，作者讨论了膳食补充剂的国际法规和法律，并希望看到更多的新法律和法规，以确保人们能够持续获得高质量的天然保健品和膳食补充剂。
