The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), which provides a dietary supplement (not tobacco) that may contain a Or a variety of dietary ingredients, a vitamin, a mineral, a herb (herbal) or other plant, an amino acid, a food ingredient used to increase the total daily intake to supplement the meal, or A concentrate, metabolite, ingredient, extract or combination of the above ingredients. It also includes approved new drugs, vitamins or biological agents that have been marketed as dietary supplements or foods prior to approval, certification, and licensing. DSHEA defines its composition and labeling requirements for dietary supplements: the product form can be used to make pills, capsules, tablets or liquids; the product cannot replace ordinary food or as the only variety of meals, the product is labeled as “dietary supplement”