Dietary Supplement Practicum (2 of 21): What the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Does

(Bethesda, MD) Sibyl Swift, Ph.D., special assistant in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, talks about the FDA’s dietary supplement-related responsibilities and how the FDA’s regulation of dietary supplement products differs from those covering conventional foods and medicine. Dr. Swift explains the FDA’s role in regulating supplements versus the manufacturer’s responsibility for marketing them, as well as FDA’s post-marketing responsibilities for supplements, including safety monitoring and the provision of product information. She provides examples of the types of regulatory actions FDA has taken against potentially harmful and/or mislabeled supplements.