Sharpless On FDA's Dietary Supplement Regulation Reform: It's 'Complicated'
Executive Summary
"I look forward to beginning a productive dialogue about reshaping our oversight of these products," acting FDA Commissioner Norman Sharpless said recently about agency's public meeting on May 16. Access to meeting at CFSAN headquarters opens at 8 a.m. and irst of four sessions on questions center stated in meeting notice begins at 9 a.m. Each discussion followed by question and answer sessions and public comments scheduled for 3 p.m.
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