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  		Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration Responses to Questions about Codex and Dietary Supplements
Questions and answers regarding the Codex Alimentarius Commission’s work on dietary supplements and how Codex (more)
Publication Month: March 2005 		Mar 18, 2005 Summary
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  		U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrition.gov: Smart Nutrition Starts Here
Portal to resources on nutrition, food composition, weight control, food safety, dietary supplements, food allergy, (more)
Jan 5, 2005 Summary
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  		United Kingdom Food Standards Agency Agency Revises Chromium Picolinate Advice
Release regarding the Food Standards Agency's changed advice to consumers about chromium picolinate supplements in (more)
Publication Date: Monday, December 13, 2004 		Dec 13, 2004 Summary
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  		NSF International NSF Public Service Announcements
Information about and access to public service announcements developed by the NSF Dietary Supplements and Functional (more)
Nov 5, 2004 Summary
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  		Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration Tips for Older Dietary Supplement Users
Questions and answers for older people regarding the use of dietary supplements. Includes discussion of risks, (more)
Publication Month: December 2003 		Apr 9, 2004 Summary
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  		Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration Dietary Supplements
This website provides access to information on dietary supplements from CFSAN, including announcements, questions and (more)
Feb 26, 2004 Summary
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  		Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration Commonly Asked Questions About BSE in Products Regulated by FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Questions and answers to questions related to BSE.
Publication Date: Thursday, June 30, 2005 		Jan 20, 2004 Summary
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  		Office of Dietary Supplements, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health IBIDS Database
The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database is a source of "published, (more)
Nov 25, 2002 Summary
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  		Sanders, LesLee F. Ephedra
This document provides an overview of ephedra, including uses, common dosage, side effects, food drug interactions, (more)
Jul 30, 2002 Summary
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  		Woodward, Jason R. Fact Sheet: Garcinia Cambogia
This document gives an overview of Garcinia cambogia, including uses, forms, common dosage, costs per day, side (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2002 		Jul 30, 2002 Summary
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  		Department of Health Promotion and Wellness, Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, U.S. Army Gingko Biloba Fact Sheet
This document provides an overview of Gingko biloba, including use, forms, common dosage, cost, side effects, food (more)
Jul 30, 2002 Summary
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  		Zacharias, Liana; Pulliam, James Kava
This document provides an overview of kava, including uses, forms, common dosage, cost, side effects, food/drug (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 		Jul 30, 2002 Summary
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  		Sherwood, Jennifer St. John's Wort: Fact Sheet
This document provides an overview of St. John's wort, including uses, common dosage, cost, side effects, food drug (more)
Publication Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 		Jul 30, 2002 Summary
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  		Department of Health Promotion and Wellness, Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, U.S. Army Vanadium Fact Sheet
This document provides an overview of vanadium, including use, side effects, food-drug interactions, and safety and (more)
Jul 30, 2002 Summary
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  		Health Canada Health Canada is Warning Canadians Not to Use Seven Herbal Supplements: Arthrin, Osporo, Poena, Neutralis, Oa Plus, Ra Spes, and Hepastat
A release from June 19, 2002 warns consumers not to use the herbal supplements Arthrin, Osporo, Poena, Neutralis, Oa (more)
Publication Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 		Jul 29, 2002 Summary
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  		United Kingdom Food Standards Agency Consumers Advised to Avoid Kava Kava Products
On July 18, 2002 the Food Standards Agency released an advisory to consumers about food products containing kava kava.
Publication Date: Thursday, July 18, 2002 		Jul 23, 2002 Summary
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  		California Department of Health Services State Health Director Warns Consumers About Prescription Drugs in Herbal Products
Consumer warning to stop using the dietary supplements PC SPES and SPES capsules because they contain undeclared (more)
Publication Date: Thursday, February 7, 2002 		Jun 13, 2002 Summary
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  		Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration Kava-Containing Dietary Supplements May Be Associated With Severe Liver Injury
FDA consumer advisory regarding the potential risk of severe liver injury associated with the use of kava-containing (more)
Publication Date: Monday, March 25, 2002 		Jun 13, 2002 Summary
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  		Health Canada Health Canada is Advising Consumers Not to Use Any Products Containing Kava
Advisory from Health Canada regarding products that contain the herbal ingredient kava in response to recent reports (more)
Publication Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 		Jun 13, 2002 Summary
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  		Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements
This office promotes research on dietary supplements. The website provides information about what dietary supplements (more)
Jun 13, 2002 Summary
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  		Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration Consumer Advice Fees may apply
Gives answers to consumers for common questions regarding foodborne illness, food preparation, food away from home, (more)
May 29, 2002 Summary