Compiling Pre-DSHEA Ingredient List Relies On Bridging FDA-Industry Gap

"Nobody said these are easy questions, if they were they would have been answered a long time ago," says Steve Tave, director of FDA's Office of Dietary Supplement Programs. Industry stakeholders at a public meeting recommend a reasonable threshold for evidence that verifies a dietary ingredient was available in the US before Congress passed DSHEA.

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FDA and dietary supplement industry stakeholders aren't on the same page about compiling an authoritative list of dietary ingredients that were eligible for use in supplements when Congress established the regulatory framework for the industry, comments at an Oct. 3 public meeting indicate.

Representatives of industry trade groups and other stakeholders recommend that FDA set a reasonable threshold for evidence that verifies a...

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