Protection For NDIs Bigger Concern In US Than Giving More Time For Notifications, CRN Contends

FDA should protect companies which “do the right thing” by submitting new dietary ingredient notifications, CRN's Steve Mister said during FDLI's annual conference.

CRN CEO Steve Mister presents during the Food and Drug Law Institute's annual conference in Washington. • Source: Hannah Daniel/HBW Insight

The Food and Drug Administration’s recent move allowing more time for providing new dietary ingredient notifications to the agency may encourage more submissions but doesn't protect firms already "doing it right," says Council for Responsible Nutrition president and CEO Steve Mister.

While generating more NDI notifications is a “good thing,” the agency also needs to think about protecting the intellectual properties...

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