Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., director of dietary supplement programs, FDA, said the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance released by FDA in July 2011 is meant to help industry stay compliant with regulations outlined in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). He outlined what he says are common misconceptions about the Draft Guidance at a two-day seminar held by the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA).