Dietary Supplement

Updated February 22, 2026

Dietary supplement is the food-supplement regulatory category under federal supplement law, not a medical diagnosis or treatment category.

Why it matters

This distinction helps readers interpret safety and claims without assuming each label claim is a drug-grade promise.

Typical included: vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, probiotics, botanicals, and certain concentrated substances.
Typically excluded: prescription drugs, highly regulated medical devices, and products requiring drug-level claims.

If an ingredient is sold as a treatment replacement for a diagnosed condition and carries disease claims, regulatory categories and claims should be reviewed carefully.
If a product is sold as nutrition support with structure/function language, it often aligns with supplement framing.

Unfair does not provide legal certification; it tracks labels and claims for practical consistency in your stack workflow.

Evidence is limited for strict legal category interpretation across every marketplace in all countries.
Evidence is limited on cross-brand enforcement consistency for claim language.

Unfair labels this class in library metadata, which drives claim handling and explanation language in recommendation views.

For products with explicit treatment claims or prescription overlap, treat label reading as a warning and seek professional review before use.