State Enforcement Needed On Weight Loss, Bodybuilding Supplements

State Enforcement Needed On Weight Loss, Bodybuilding Supplements – Study

“The lax federal regulatory scheme for dietary supplements leaves extreme gaps in federal oversight that should be filled by state governments,” according to a report by public health experts. State attorneys general have “bully pulpit” to expand on enforcement authorities exercised by both FDA and FTC, they say.

Public health experts recommend that states impose tighter controls on dietary supplement sales and marketing, saying federal regulations are insufficient and FDA does not have sufficient resources to enforce even the existing regulations.

In an analysis published online Sept. 23 by the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, researchers reviewed studies reporting...