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Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act (DSHEA)

ABC Article Outlines Supplement Regulation Myths

HerbalGram features an in-depth article written by health policy, research and regulatory experts, who clarify the broad regulation of supplements and dispel popular myths. ...More
February 6, 2012
Posted in News
Industry Advocate Rep. Dan Burton to Retire

A strong industry advocate and supporter of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) is retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) announced he will not seek a 16th term this year, according to the Washington Post. ...More
January 31, 2012
Posted in News
NEJM Editorial: DSHEA too Lenient

Pieter A. Cohen, M.D., took a jab at the dietary supplement industry, saying FDA has not enforced the new dietary ingredient (NDI) provision of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), in a recent New England Journal of Medicine perspective (DOI ...More
January 26, 2012
Posted in News
Dr. Oz Calls Spiked Supplements an 'American Scandal'

Dr. Oz featured supplements on his show again, but this time, he did not give praise. He said spiked, dangerous supplements were an "American health scandal" and called for more regulation. ...More
January 18, 2012 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Blog
Support Growing for NDI Draft Guidance Retraction

In the flood of comments submitted to FDA, many called for a retraction of its NDI guidance, but some high-profile politicians have since added their voices. ...More
January 12, 2012
Posted in Blog
2012: A Year of Promise and Peril

The natural products industry faces big challenges in 2012. How it reacts to FDA's new era of preventative control, potential adulteration of products used by Olympic athletes and the U.S. November election could change the market for years to come. ...More
January 9, 2012
Posted in Articles, Sports Nutrition
Senators Hatch, Harkin Call for NDI Guidance Redo

Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) urged FDA to withdraw its New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance in a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. Senators Hatch and Harkin, the principal authors of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education ...More
January 5, 2012
Posted in News
Jarrow: NDI Guidance is New Rule in Disguise

Jarrow Formulas Inc. (JFI) joined the ranks of many other industry members that called for a rewrite of the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance, according to its filed comments. In it's current form, the company said the Draft Guidance is fatally flawed, contravenes ...More
December 13, 2011
Posted in News
Did FDA Do an About-Face on NDIs?

Legal firm Amin Talati submitted comments on the NDI draft guidance, detailing why it thinks FDA did a complete 180-degree turn on when an NDI needs to be filed. ...More
December 12, 2011
Posted in News
UNPA: New Thinking Necessary from FDA on NDIs

The United Natural Products Association (UNPA) filed its comments on the draft guidance on New Dietary Ingredients (NDIs), urging FDA to withdraw the guidance and to refrain from adopting the "current thinking" demonstrated in it. ...More
December 12, 2011
Posted in News