US Supplement Industry Capitol Hill Champion, Pivotal Drug Legislation Author Orrin Hatch Dies
Executive Summary
DSHEA, legislation Congress passed in 1994 establishing framework for FDA’s oversight of supplement manufacturing and marketing, doesn’t bear Hatch’s name. But in US consumer health products industry, his name is probably more frequently linked with DSHEA than with pivotal drug legislation he co-authored.
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