The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its list of $7.2 billion FY 2024 Legislative Proposals, which includes modernizing the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). “Since the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) was enacted almost 30 years ago, the dietary supplement market in the U.S. has grown from approximately 4,000 products to more than 95,000 products,” the section of the proposal states. “FDA is seeking to modernize DSHEA to provide for a transparent marketplace, help facilitate a risk-based regulation of dietary supplements, and clarify FDA’s authorities relating to products marketed as “dietary supplements.””

The proposal specifies that FDA seeks to amend its authorities to the following: “(1) require all dietary supplements to be listed with FDA, with information to include product label and other basic information; and (2) clarify FDA’s authorities over products marketed as dietary supplements.” These amendments, it states, would “help FDA to know when new products are introduced and quickly identify dangerous or illegal products on the market to take appropriate action to protect consumers when necessary.”

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