BFAD MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 25 S. 1992

: Food Supplement is defined as those used for supplementing or fortifying the ordinary or usual diet with any vitamin, mineral, or other dietary property.
: The Bureau requires applicants for registration to print on the label the words 'No approved therapeutic claims'.
: This ensures that food supplements are not commercially sold or advertised with therapeutic claims, protecting consumers from misleading information.
: Yes, any such particular use of a food is a special dietary use, regardless of whether such food also purports to be or is represented for general use.
: It was adopted on October 15, 1992.
: The purpose is to confirm the requirement of additional labeling that food supplements must carry 'No approved therapeutic claims' to guide all concerned parties.
: They are used for supplementing or fortifying the ordinary diet with vitamins, minerals, or other dietary properties.
: The definition is derived from Administrative Order No. 62 s. 1968.
: The memorandum circular text provided does not specify penalties; it focuses on confirming labeling requirements for food supplements.