Dietary Supplement, Functional Food Regulatory Harmonization Urged By GAO
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Congress should amend the FD&C Act to require that functional foods meet the same regulatory standards that dietary supplements meet, the General Accounting Office recommends in a July 11 report.
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Functional food regulation
FDA should implement GAO's recommendations for regulation of functional foods, including establishing "advisory committee to reevaluate the current labeling approaches for foods with novel ingredients," Center for Science in the Public Interest say in a March 21 citizen petition. Premarket notification of novel functional food ingredients is warranted because FDA "needs to determine whether instructions for use are required and whether the manufacturer needs to specify" how often food should be consumed, CSPI says. GAO report, issued July 2000, also suggested Congress amend the FD&C Act to harmonize dietary supplement, functional food standards (1"The Tan Sheet" July 17, 2000, p. 14)...