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AHPA Backs NDI Filing For Kratom, Experts Question FDA Enforcement

 
• By Eileen Francis

FDA regulation of kratom as an NDI is necessary to avoid untenable state regulations, says AHPA chief Michael McGuffin, adding the trade group's support to kratom experts' push to keep the herbal ingredient available. Experts also say salmonella issues currently linked to kratom could be an indirect result of FDA's import alert as noncompliant suppliers filled continued demand.

The American Herbal Products Association adds its support to urging FDA to regulate kratom as it does other new dietary ingredients and preclude states from imposing inconsistent regulations that block sales of the herb due to “excessive hype” over its safety.

“The idea of having to understand 51 regulations, from FDA and each of the 50 states, is not tenable,” AHPA...

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