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21 U.S. Code § 350. Vitamins and minerals
(a) Authority and limitations of Secretary; applicability
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)—
(A)
the Secretary may not establish, under section 321(n), 341, or 343 of this title, maximum limits on the potency of any synthetic or natural vitamin or mineral within a food to which this section applies;
(B)
the Secretary may not classify any natural or synthetic vitamin or mineral (or combination thereof) as a drug solely because it exceeds the level of potency which the Secretary determines is nutritionally rational or useful;
(C) the Secretary may not limit, under section 321(n), 341, or 343 of this title, the combination or number of any synthetic or natural—
(i)
vitamin,
(ii)
mineral, or
(iii)
other ingredient of food,
within a food to which this section applies.
(2)
Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a vitamin, mineral, other ingredient of food, or food, which is represented for use by individuals in the treatment or management of specific diseases or disorders, by children, or by pregnant or lactating women. For purposes of this subparagraph,[1] the term “children” means individuals who are under the age of twelve years.