공동학술대회 발표논문 : 미국의 건강기능식품법 -미국연방식약청(FDA)의 규제현황을 중심으로- = Joint Symposium : The Federal Government`s Regulation Upon the Health-Promoting Food -The FDA` regulatory policies upon Functional Food is mainly focused-

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Functional food is a processed food claimed to have a health-promoting or disease-preventing property beyond the basic function of supplying nutrients. The general category of functional foods includes processed food or foods fortified with health-promoting additives, like "vitamin-enriched" products. Functional foods are an emerging field in food science due to their increasing popularity with health-conscious consumers. Functional food products include health claims on their label. The United States has specific laws concerning the labeling of such products. In the United States, these kinds of health claims are overseen and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA). Some health claims with the disclaimer will fall beyond the scope of responsibility of the FDA. Functional food, dislike drugs, is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. A dietary supplement is a preparation intended to provide nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, fatty acids or amino acids, that are missing or are not consumed in sufficient quantity in a person`s ordinary diet. In the United States, a dietary supplement is defined under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) as a product that is intended to supplement the diet. Pursuant to the DSHEA, the FDA regulates dietary supplements as foods, and not as drugs. Dietary supplements, like food or dislike drug, do not need to be pre-approved by the FDA before they can enter the market. FDA`s regulatory frameworks are focused on taking action against unsafe dietary supplement product after it reaches the market. Dietary supplement may be found in many forms such as tablets, capsules, softgels, gelcaps, liquids, powers, or bars. Information on its labels must not represent the product as a conventional food as a conventional item of a meal or diet. Korean government recently amended Korean functional and health enhancing food act to abolish formalities of health enhancing foods. Korean manufactor can make any forms of health enhancing foods whatever they want. This Korean government policy might provoke consumer`s confusions and misunderstanding about health enhancing food in Korea.