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SupplySide West Podcast 35: Supplement Regs 'Efficient if Applied and Enforced'SupplySide West Podcast 35: Supplement Regs 'Efficient if Applied and Enforced'

In this wide-ranging podcast interview, Jim Lassiter of Ingredient Identity, a regulatory management consulting firm, weighs in on dietary supplement regulations, the development of an authoritative list of old dietary ingredients and how the industry can speak with one voice.

In this wide-ranging podcast interview with Josh Long, INSIDER's legal editor, Jim Lassiter of Ingredient Identity, a regulatory management consulting firm, weighs in on:

•regulations under the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) and FDA’s enforcement of them;

•development of an authoritative list of old dietary ingredients in collaboration with FDA;

•a self-regulatory initiative spearheaded by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN); and

•the benefits and challenges of speaking with one voice as an industry.

Lassiter will be speaking on Tuesday, Sept. 26, during a workshop at SupplySide West in Las Vegas. The workshop “Regulators & The Regulated,” will explore the Trump administration's new FTC, lawsuits and investigations brought by state attorneys general, and the benefits of self-regulatory initiatives.

About the Author(s)

Josh Long

Associate editorial director, Natural Products Insider, Informa Markets Health and Nutrition

Josh Long has been a journalist since 1997, holds a J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law, and was admitted to practice law in Colorado in 2008. Josh is the legal and regulatory editor with Informa's Health and Nutrition Network, specializing on matters related to Natural Products Insider. Ping him with story ideas at [email protected].

Jim Lassiter

COO, REJIMUS

As chief operating officer, Jim Lassiter oversees all consulting operations at REJIMUS, formerly Ingredient Identity. He has more than four decades of experience in quality control (QC), and government and regulatory affairs throughout the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement and natural product industries with organizations such as Nutrilite, Robinson Pharma, Irwin Naturals, Chromadex, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). A respected author and speaker, Lassiter has served on numerous industry and trade boards. 

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