Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleA bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish standards with respect to dietary supplements, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)DSHEA
Enacted bythe 103rd United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 25, 1994
Citations
Public law103-417
Statutes at Large108 Stat. 4325
Codification
Acts amendedFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Titles amended21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs
U.S.C. sections amended
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 784 by Orrin G. Hatch (RUT) on April 7, 1993
  • Committee consideration by Committee on Labor and Human Resources and Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Passed the Senate on August 13, 1994 (pass voice vote)
  • Passed the House on October 7, 1994 (pass without objection)
  • Senate agreed to amendment on October 8, 1994 (agreed voice vote)
  • Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 25, 1994

The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 ("DSHEA"), is a 1994 statute of United States Federal legislation which defines and regulates dietary supplements.[1] Under the act, supplements are regulated by the FDA for Good Manufacturing Practices under 21 CFR Part 111.[2] The act was intended to exempt the dietary and herbal supplement industry from most FDA drug regulations, allowing them to be sold and marketed without scientific backing for their health and medical claims.[3]

  1. ^ "Six versions of Bill Number S.784 for the 103rd Congress". THOMAS.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  2. ^ "Dietary Supplements". FDA Office of Dietary Supplement Programs. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ Hiltzik, Michael (2018-01-05). "Column: Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate, but his deadliest law will live on". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-10-12.