FDA Slacking In NDI Notification Enforcement; COVID-19 'Is Not An Excuse’ – NPA
Executive Summary
In a statement submitted to the Senate Finance Committee, Natural Products Association CEO Dan Fabricant suggests two ways of improving compliance with new dietary ingredient notification requirements at negligible expense to the US FDA.
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