CRN Urges Tighter NDI Enforcement, Offers Its OWL As Model For FDA’s Potential Mandatory List

Trade group ready to work hand-in-hand with agency and other supplement industry stakeholders on potential regulatory changes or improvements, says president and CEO Steve Mister. “None of them are upsetting the basic balance of things that DSHEA was attempting to do, but there are things with 30 years that we've identified that need to be kind of fixed.”

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The Council for Responsible Nutrition would hand off its online list of members’ products to provide the foundation for a database the Food and Drug Administration wants to provide consumers with information on all dietary supplements sold in the US.

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CRN Urges Tighter NDI Enforcement, Offers Its OWL As Model For FDA’s Potential Mandatory List

 

Trade group ready to work hand-in-hand with agency and other supplement industry stakeholders on potential regulatory changes or improvements, says president and CEO Steve Mister. “None of them are upsetting the basic balance of things that DSHEA was attempting to do, but there are things with 30 years that we've identified that need to be kind of fixed.”