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Dietary supplement

<p >The&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Supplement_Health_and_Education_Act" title="Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act" class="mw-redirect" >Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act</a>&nbsp;of 1994 mandated that the FDA regulate&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_supplement" title="Dietary supplement" >dietary supplements</a>&nbsp;as foods, rather than as drugs. Therefore, dietary supplements are not subject to safety and efficacy testing and there are no approval requirements. The FDA can take action against dietary supplements only after they are proven to be unsafe. Manufacturers of dietary supplements are permitted to make specific claims of health benefits, referred to as "structure or function claims" on the labels of these products. They may not claim to treat, diagnose, cure, or prevent disease and must include a disclaimer on the label.<sup id="cite_ref-dshea_text_10-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration#cite_note-dshea_text-10" >[11]</a></sup></p>

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Bottled water is regulated in America by the FDA.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration#cite_note-11" >[12]</a></sup>&nbsp;State governments also regulate bottled water. Tap water is regulated by state and local regulations, as well as the United States EPA. FDA regulations of bottled water generally follow the guidelines established by the EPA, and new EPA rules automatically apply to bottled water if the FDA does not release an explicit new rule.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration#cite_note-12" >[13]</a></sup></p>