Dietary Supplements

A dietary supplement is defined as a product taken by mouth containing a dietary ingredient intended to supplement the diet. Dietary ingredients include vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, and amino acids.

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Dietary Supplement Resource Library

Explore our list of resources to learn more about the dietary supplement category and how it is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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Dietary Supplements Access Act

The Dietary Supplements Access Act of 2023 is bipartisan legislation intended to give American consumers increased flexibility to best determine how to use their pre-tax dollars to stay healthy.

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Explaining the Regulatory Framework for Dietary Supplements

It’s a common misconception that the dietary supplements category is not regulated, when in fact it is regulated by multiple government agencies, with manufacturers and retailers also managing responsibility throughout the process.

Sep 28, 2021

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Supplement Trade Associations Join Reps. LaHood, Boyle, Curtis, & Gottheimer to Give Americans Increased Flexibility to Purchase Nutritional Supplements for Better Health

Bill proposes to make dietary supplements eligible expenses in FSA/HSA accounts, allowing consumers to use tax-preferred health savings to purchase wellness products.

Jul 20, 2023

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Press Releases and Statements

CHPA Responds to FDA Proposal for a Unified Human Foods Program, Requests Meeting with Leadership

Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) President and CEO Scott Melville released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s

Jun 30, 2023

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CHPA Chat - Botanicals: The Shroom Boom

Today, Élan Sudberg, CEO of Alkemist Labs, joins CHPA's Duffy MacKay for an in depth discussion of herbs and botanical testing. Herbs are an important and growing category for dietary supplements, foods, and even cosmetics. When herbs are further processed into botanical dietary supplements, they can be complex products that require extra care in sourcing, manufacturing, and testing.

Jun 5, 2023

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CHPA Statement on the Appointment of Dr. Pasiakos as Director of the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

CHPA President and CEO Scott Melville today released the below statement following the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) announcement that Stefan M. Pasiakos, Ph.D., FACSM, will serve as the new director of its Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS).

Jun 1, 2023

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CHPA Reacts to Positive Results from Recent COSMOS-Mind Clinical Trial

CHPA Senior Vice President of Dietary Supplements Duffy MacKay today released the following statement in response to results from a recent trial finding that people ages 60 and older who took a daily multivitamin showed an estimated 3.1 fewer years of memory loss than those who took a placebo. These results are the second time a multivitamin clinical trial within the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) reached the same conclusion.

May 25, 2023

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CHPA Chat - Burn It, Don't Return It: The Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program

Herbs and spices have been part of commerce for thousands and thousands of years, and so have bad actors that substitute less expensive plant material for authentic plants. This practice known as botanical adulteration, has impacted the dietary supplement supply chain. But an industry initiative led by three leading nonprofits has developed a large scale program to reduce ingredient and product adulteration.

May 22, 2023

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May 18, 2023

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CHPA Impacts Spring 2023

May 17, 2023

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Comments Regarding CSPI Synthetic Dye Petition

CHPA appreciates this opportunity to comment on the Synthetic Dye Petition submitted to the California Department of Public Health requesting that a warning be placed on food and dietary supplement products related to adverse neurobehavioral effects purportedly associated with ingestion of synthetic food dyes.

May 12, 2023

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Press Releases and Statements

CHPA’s Duffy MacKay Co-Authors Paper in Journal of Nutrition on Proprietary Blends in Supplements

Duffy MacKay, Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Senior Vice President of Dietary Supplements, and co-author of the paper, Perspectives on the Use of Proprietary Blends in Dietary Supplements

Apr 26, 2023

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On Capitol Hill

CHPA is a proud supporter of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC), a bipartisan forum for the exchange of ideas and information regarding dietary supplements in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.

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