Consumer Awareness & Protection

• ODS: How To Evaluate Health Information on the Internet: Questions and Answers
  Tips to help you determine whether the health information you find on the Internet is reliable.
• NCCIH: Know the Science
  Tools to help you understand complex scientific topics that relate to health research, including making sense of scientific journal articles and finding information about complementary health approaches.
• FDA: Consumer Updates on Dietary Supplements
  Consumer updates on dietary supplements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sign up to receive consumer updates by email.
• FDA: Supplement Your Knowledge
  Dietary supplement education initiative from the FDA, including information about the benefits and risk of dietary supplements and how they are regulated.
• FDA: Safety Alerts & Advisories
  Safety warnings from the FDA about specific dietary supplements.
• FDA: MedWatch
  MedWatch is an FDA program that provides up-to-date safety information about drugs, biologics, devices, and dietary supplements. To report a serious problem (adverse event), see Report Adverse Events to FDA and the HHS Safety Reporting Portal.
• FDA: How to Spot Health Fraud
  Tips from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on how to avoid fraudulent or ineffective products.
• FTC: Dietary Supplements
  This Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consumer page links to fact sheets, consumer alerts, promotional items, and articles focusing on dietary supplements.
• FTC: Weight Loss & Fitness
  This Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consumer protection page links to fact sheets, consumer alerts, and articles on weight loss and fitness products.
• HHS: The Safety Reporting Portal
  The Safety Reporting Portal allows manufacturers, healthcare professionals, consumers, and others to report serious problems (adverse events) that they believe may be associated with a dietary supplement, food, drug, or similar product. These reports, along with follow-up investigations, can help to identify important safety concerns.
• DOD: Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS)
  Information from the Department of Defense (DoD) on making informed decisions about dietary supplement use.