Federal Government Regulations

Some recent changes relevant to the practice of alternative and complementary medicine

Please read the Rosenthal Center Disclaimer and Warning

• RAinfo - The Regulatory Affairs Home Page
  http://www.medmarket.com/tenants/rainfo/rainfo.htm

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Home Page
  http://www.fda.gov/
  • Reclassification of the Acupuncture Needle
    http://www.acupuncture.com/News/Need5.htm

  • Text of DSHEA, Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
    http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dietsupp.html

  • Food Labeling, Nutrition and Dietary Supplements
    from the FDA Web site http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html

  • How to comment on proposed regulations and submit petitions
    http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/comment.txt

  • FDA List of Unsafe Herbs
    http://lep.cl.msu.edu/msueimp/htdoc/mod03/03900066.html

• American Botanical Council Research and Education Program
  http://www.herbalgram.org/eduresearch.html

• Controversial Herbs and Natural Products from the Herb Research Foundation Home Page
  http://sunsite.unc.edu/herbs/controv.html