Editing Food and Drug Administration (section)

===Food and dietary supplements===
{{Main|Regulation of food and dietary supplements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration}}
The regulation of food and dietary supplements by the Food and Drug Administration is governed by various statutes enacted by the [[United States Congress]] and interpreted by the FDA. Pursuant to the [[Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act]] and accompanying legislation, the FDA has authority to oversee the quality of substances sold as food in the United States, and to monitor claims made in the [[Packaging and labeling|labeling]] of both the composition and the health benefits of foods.

The FDA subdivides substances that it regulates as food into various categories—including foods, [[food additive]]s, added substances (human-made substances that are not intentionally introduced into food, but nevertheless end up in it), and [[dietary supplements]]. Dietary supplements or dietary ingredients include vitamins, minerals, herbs, [[amino acid]]s, and [[enzyme]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplements/dietary-supplement-products-ingredients |title=Dietary Supplement Products & Ingredients | author = Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |date=March 17, 2020 | publisher = U.S. Food and Drug Administration |language=en |access-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528034323/https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplements/dietary-supplement-products-ingredients |url-status=live}}</ref> Specific standards the FDA exercises differ from one category to the next. Furthermore, legislation had granted the FDA a variety of means to address violations of standards for a given substance category.

Under the [[Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994]] (DSHEA), the FDA is responsible for ensuring that manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients meet the current requirements. These manufacturers and distributors are not allowed to advertise their products in an adulterated way, and they are responsible for evaluating the safety and labeling of their product.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplements |title=Dietary Supplements | work = Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |date=February 4, 2020 | publisher = U.S Food and Drug Administration |language=en |access-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-date=April 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403035844/https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplements |url-status=live}}</ref>

The FDA has a "Dietary Supplement Ingredient Advisory List" that includes ingredients that sometimes appear on dietary supplements but need further evaluation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dietary Supplement Ingredient Advisory List |publisher=U.S. Food & Drug Administration |url=https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplement-products-ingredients/dietary-supplement-ingredient-advisory-list |access-date=May 10, 2020 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925213510/https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplement-products-ingredients/dietary-supplement-ingredient-advisory-list |url-status=live}}</ref> An ingredient is added to this list when it is excluded from use in a dietary supplement, does not appear to be an approved food additive or recognized as safe, and/or is subjected to the requirement for pre-market notification without having a satisfied requirement.<ref>{{Cite web | work = Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Dietary Supplement Ingredient Advisory List |url=http://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplement-products-ingredients/dietary-supplement-ingredient-advisory-list | publisher = U.S. Food and Drug Administration |language=en |access-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416023320/https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplement-products-ingredients/dietary-supplement-ingredient-advisory-list |url-status=live}}</ref>

===="FDA-Approved" vs. "FDA-Accepted in Food Processing"====
The FDA does not approve applied coatings used in the [[food processing industry]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.decc.com/fda-acceptable-vs-fda-approved.php | title = FDA Approved Coatings vs. FDA Acceptable Coatings | work = DECC Company | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130911093254/http://www.decc.com/fda-acceptable-vs-fda-approved.php | archive-date=September 11, 2013 | access-date = October 23, 2013 }}</ref> There is no review process to approve the composition of nonstick coatings; nor does the FDA inspect or test these materials. Through their governing of processes, however, the FDA does have a set of regulations that cover the formulation, manufacturing, and use of nonstick coatings. Hence, materials like [[Polytetrafluoroethylene]] (Teflon) are not and cannot be considered as FDA Approved, but rather, they are a "FDA Compliant" or "FDA Acceptable".