Functional Foods, Supplements Need Level Regulatory Playing Field – Experts
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A future guidance for industry is warranted on how food GMPs and dietary supplement GMPs will relate to functional food manufacturing, Natural Products Association VP-Scientific Affairs Daniel Fabricant, PhD, told FDA at a recent public hearing on the regulation of functional foods
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