Ingredients Missing From Potential Pre-DSHEA List Could Be Class Action Bullseyes

A potential official list of pre-DSHEA dietary ingredients must allow adding more that are substantiated later, or it could spur class action litigation targeting ingredients not on the list. FDA announces topics for Oct. 3 public meeting on processes and policy for an authorized list of "old" ingredients.

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An FDA-authorized list of dietary ingredients available in the US prior to October 1994 that isn't open for adding ingredients initially deemed ineligible could be ammunition for class action complaints against manufacturers and suppliers, says the Council for Responsible Nutrition.

As FDA announces the format and topics for an Oct. 3 public meeting to discuss compiling a list...

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