FDA Ephedra Proposal "Sound Science" Requirement Added To House Budget

FDA "shall not proceed" with its ephedra rulemaking "without using sound science to assure strict compliance with the Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act" and without using adverse events reports in a "manner consistent with previous rulemakings and agency policy," a House budget bill amendment states. The amendment was offered by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) at the House Appropriations/ Agriculture Subcommittee's May 13 mark-up of the Agriculture appropriations bill. The full committee is tentatively scheduled to mark up the bill May 19.