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NPA CEO Says BMPEA Ban is Wasteful

by Cristina Goodwin | April 14, 2015

Natural Products Association (NPA) CEO and Executive Director Daniel Fabricant, PhD, former director of The Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently commented on Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY), call for the FDA to ban any product containing the stimulant BMPEA.

“The Natural Products Association strongly believes that banning products containing BMPEA is an unrealistic way for the FDA to remove them from store shelves, and is a waste of the agency’s time and resources. The proposed ban is not based in the reality of how food and drug law actually works. The agency has several stronger and quicker tools it can rely on to go after products that it feels pose a threat to consumers, including mandatory recall authority and administrative detention.

“What’s more, the FDA has the necessary expertise on staff to determine whether BMPEA is dangerous, and if and how it should be removed from the marketplace. While many have questioned whether BMPEA is a legitimate dietary ingredient, that decision is ultimately up to the FDA, and the agency can use its power to take action against companies that have not filed New Dietary Ingredient notifications. The FDA has always had full regulatory authority over dietary supplements, and protecting public health is at the forefront of its mission. NPA supports FDA exercising its full regulatory authority under the law if it finds valid safety concerns with certain products.”

For more information, visit www.NPAinfo.org.

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