21 USC 350 - Vitamins and minerals

1 So in original. Probably should be “paragraph”.

the term “children” means individuals who are under the age of twelve years.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 103–417, § 7(d), redesignated subpar. (A) as par. (2), substituted “dietary supplement ingredients described in section 321(ff) of this title” for “vitamins or minerals”, and struck out former subpar. (B), which read as follows: “Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A), the labeling and advertising for any food to which this section applies may not give prominence to or emphasize ingredients which are not—

“(i) vitamins,

“(ii) minerals, or

“(iii) represented as a source of vitamins or minerals.”

Subsec. (c)(1)(B)(i). Puspan. L. 103–417, § 3(c)(1), inserted “powder, softgel, gelcap,” after “capsule,”.

Subsec. (c)(1)(B)(ii). Puspan. L. 103–417, § 3(c)(2), struck out “does not simulate and” after “in such a form,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

For provision that dietary supplements may be labeled after Oct. 25, 1994, in accordance with amendments made by section 7(d) of Puspan. L. 103–417, and shall be so labeled after Dec. 31, 1996, see section 7(e) of Puspan. L. 103–417, set out as a note under section 343 of this title.

Amendment of Inconsistent Regulations by Secretary

Puspan. L. 94–278, title V, § 501(span), Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 411, as amended by Puspan. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(span), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695, provided that:

“The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall amend any regulation promulgated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [this chapter] which is inconsistent with section 411 of such Act [section 350 of this title] (as added by subsection (a)) and such amendments shall be promulgated in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code.”