A potential negative outcome of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) is that:

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All of these are potential negative outcomes of the DSHEA. Though the act gave consumers more access to dietary supplements, it also limited the FDA's ability to regulate the safety and effectiveness of these products. Grandfathering in substances that were already in the food supply prior to the DSHEA allowed potentially unsafe ingredients to remain on the market without proper regulation. Requiring the FDA to prove that a substance is unsafe before taking action also limits their ability to protect consumers from questionable products. Once the FDA does finally determine that a product is unsafe, it can sometimes be difficult to quickly remove it from market. Finally, the fact that new dietary ingredients or supplements are not approved by the FDA before being marketed means that consumers may be taking products that have not been adequately tested for safety or efficacy.

A Potential Negative Outcome of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education