Compiling Pre-DSHEA Ingredient List Relies On Bridging FDA-Industry Gap
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
"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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