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Potential For US Requiring Supplement Registration Underscored During FDA’s Hiatus From Inspections

 
• By Eileen Francis

FDA’s pause in facility inspections could prompt draft legislation for mandatory supplement product registration. It told industry groups it’s working on language for legislation to give it a better handle on products in the market and facilities with problems, says CRN head Steve Mister.

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The potential for adulterated dietary supplements to reach the US market during the four months the Food and Drug Administration paused its facility inspections highlights the need for mandatory product listing and could prompt introduction of legislation to impose the requirement.

FDA has informed supplement industry stakeholders it is working on language for a proposal to submit to members of Congress...

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