Regulator

Get better visibility

into the current dietary

supplement marketplace.

Identify Dietary Supplement Products, Ingredients and the Companies That Market Them

Enhanced Visibility

You can’t regulate what you can’t see—so responsible industry is participating in the Supplement OWL^® to provide a more complete picture of the current dietary supplement marketplace.

Real Accountability

Leading companies of the dietary supplement industry want regulators and consumers alike to know they are compliant, their participation in the OWLis a key indicator.

Full Transparency

Companies participating in the OWL make key details about their products that regulators need to know readily available.

Convenient, Current Information

The Supplement OWL^® is easy to navigate and, unlike other dietary supplement information databases, contains details on products currently in the marketplace, rather than a lot of outdated historical information.

Search the Supplement OWL for Critical Label Information for Thousands of Products in the Marketplace

Access Product Label Details

Supplement OWL^® entries include an image of the product, a complete product label, and various fields of information about the product such as: ingredients; dosage form; product claims from the label; and contact information.

Critical Information for Regulators Only

Companies submitting their labels are also required to provide manufacturing and packaging facility contact information, accessible only to FDA users of the OWL.

A Complete Picture

The Supplement OWL^® is meant to be reflective of the actual market—there is no barrier for admission of a product and its labeling to the database. Listing in the OWL is like a birth certificate, not a driver’s license. The intention is that all products should appear in the OWL so FDA can more easily find them.

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How Are Dietary Supplements Regulated?

Dietary supplements are regulated by FDA and FTC

The dietary supplement industry is regulated on a federal level in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

FDA has regulatory authority over supplements under DSHEA

Under the the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) FDA regulates both finished dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients as a category of food.

What everyone needs to know about supplement regulation

The regulatory framework is designed to ensure ingredients are safe and appropriate for use in supplements. Post-market surveillance can track safety issues once products are in the marketplace.