A Patient Asks a Primary Care NP Why Herbal Supplements

A patient asks a primary care NP why herbal supplements are not regulated by the FDA.The nurse practitioner should tell the patient these products are not regulated by the FDA because they are:

A) natural, plant-based products and not man-made.
B) not marketed as products that can treat or cure disease.
C) regulated by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.
D) covered by the Hatch-Richardson Bill of 1992, which allows them to make health claims without FDA approval.