Human Research Protections
Definition: 

A product meant for ingestion that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to add further nutritional value to (supplement) the diet. A "dietary ingredient" may be one, or any combination, of the following substances:

  • vitamin,
  • mineral,
  • herb or other botanical,
  • amino acid,
  • dietary substance for use by people to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake
  • concentrate, metabolite, constituent, or extract

NOTE: A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for which a truthful and not misleading statement is made in accordance with Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act it is not a drug solely because the label or the labeling contains such a statement.