Elections Reshape Congress But Not Supplement Industry Regulatory Outlook

Democrats potentially could target tightening regulatory oversight of some industries after regaining a majority in House, but Trump administration's high priority on reducing regulatory burdens bodes well that legislation to expand FDA's current authorities over the US supplement sector will not emerge before Congress' next session opens in 2021. NJ Democrat Frank Pallone could be member of Congress most commonly mentioned and lobbied by supplement industry during next session as Energy and Commerce chairman.

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Dietary supplement industry allies returning to Congress in 2019 include a staunch supporter in the chairman's seat for the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the source of most legislation affecting vitamin, mineral and supplement product manufacturers and marketers.

Otherwise, the 2018 mid-term elections will have one industry supporter in a different Capitol Hill office and two others in...

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