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FDA Dietary Supplement Rule Not Applicable to Veterinary Products

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Scientific studies performed over the past decade have demonstrated the widespread availability of poor quality and potentially unsafe dietary supplements for both human and animal consumption. These include supplements that:

* Do not contain the type or amount of ingredient listed on the manufacturer's label;
* Recommend subtherapeutic dosages; and
* Are potentially contaminated by harmful components, such as heavy metals and pesticides, or by other ingredients during the manufacturing process.

Dietary supplements for veterinary consumption are essentially void of any form of government regulation.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its "final rule" mandating that human dietary supplements must be manufactured in accordance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs)--a set of guidelines that ensure supplements are manufactured, packaged, and stored in a quality manner, are free of contaminants and impurities, and are labeled correctly.

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