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Appropriators' Interest Could Point To FDA Supplement Programs Funding Boost

 
• By Eileen Francis

House appropriators' letter to FDA Commissioner Gottlieb suggests they are listening to dietary supplement industry concerns and may be considering a funding boost for the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, says executive Mike Greene.

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House appropriators want details on FDA spending to regulate dietary supplement manufacturing and marketing, a request Council for Responsible Nutrition executive Mike Greene says shows they're listening to industry concerns and are considering a funding boost.

In a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb dated Dec. 12, Reps. Andy Harris, R-MD, Derek Kilmer, D-WA, and David Young, R-IA, ask Gottlieb about the agency’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs

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