Voluntary supplement product registries, such as the Supplement OWL, are great for the industry, but they aren’t enough to allow FDA to reduce the amount of illegal ingredients on the market. The solution, according to attorney Scott Bass, partner, Sidley Austin, is a legally mandated product registry.
Some argue this step involves too much government intervention, but industry veteran Bass contested that the industry may not have a choice. He sees the legal requirement as inevitable, and it’s best if the industry work with FDA from the start to ensure the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) isn’t violated.
In this podcast, Bass discusses how industry can best shape a mandatory product registry with Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER. He addresses:
- The reason he thinks that Congress will soon mandate a supplement registry
- Why a legal registry a good think for the industry, the government and consumers
- How the industry can work with allies, including FDA, to ensure the registry isn’t accompanied by threats to DSHEA
Links
- INSIDER article: Experts debate pros, cons of mandatory product registry for dietary supplements by Josh Long.
This podcast was recorded at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) annual conference in Dana Point, California, in October 2018.
Got feedback? Email Sandy at Sandy.Almendarez@informa.com, or tweet to @NatProdINSIDER using the hashtag #INSIDERPodcast
