Regulation Throughout the World

Regulation of botanical and folk remedies varies greatly around the world.

• In developing nations, it is estimated that at least 80 % of the population uses some form of folk or plant remedies without any regulation.
  
• In contrast, Canada and many of the European union countries either have, or are developing, comprehensive approaches to the regulation of botanical medicines.
  
• Regulation in the United States is less stringent than in Europe. But the U.S. does apply different regulatory criteria for the marketing and sale of botanical medicines and other dietary supplements than it does to pharmaceuticals, as you will see in the next screens
  

This Section: ~20 min