“These statements have not been evaluated by
the Food and Drug Administration. This prod-
uct is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or
prevent any disease.” The unevaluated
“statements” include any structure/function
claims introduced by the manufacturer for a
particular dietary supplement.
Some of the food, drug, and cosmetic ingre-
dients are pure chemicals isolated from plants,
animals, or microbes. However, most are in
the form of extracts, oleoresins, fixed oils, and
volatile oils, among others. The included ap-
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