products. Again, the DSHEA law enacted in 1994 really gives drug manufacturers a great deal of leeway in the claims that they make about the products. Dietary supplements are different than other drugs in that they do not have to be proven safe or even effective. Unfortunately this puts a great deal of importance on ethics, and some companies have no problem lying about drug attributes if they can make more money because of the faulty claims.
             Although drug products that can legally state certain drugs have the power to treat, prevent and heal specific diseases, dietary supplements cannot make that claim. Any supplement in the dietary category that makes such a claim would be unapproved, and therefore illegal. These laws are subsequently the only laws that have any affect on the dietary supplement market. The DSHEA act allowed claims if
             "A statement claims a benefit relat
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