Kratom In Supplements Reaches Dead End On DEA Direct Regulatory Path

DEA says more kratom was seized from US firms in the first half of 2016 than in any previous year, but the seizures came two years after FDA imposed an import alert to stop shipments and three years after the agency stumbled out of the gate in determining whether the ingredient could be used in supplements.

The slim window of opportunity for kratom's use in dietary supplements closes as the Drug Enforcement Administration proposes scheduling the active materials in the botanical as controlled substances.

According to a notice prepared for the Aug. 31 Federal Register, DEA intends to temporarily place the active...