DSHEA
NPA Sues FDA, Asks Courts to Block “Unlawful Action” in NAC Situation
The Natural Products Association (NPA) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that the agency cease its unlawful retroactive application of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act against N-acetyl-L-cysteine (“NAC”). “We are very concerned that a safe, legal natural product that has been sold for over 30 years is under ...
CRN Disappointed With FDA Response to NAC Citizen Petition
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has expressed its disappointment with FDA’s response to its citizen petition about the status of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) as a legal dietary supplement. The following is a statement from CRN President & CEO Steve Mister: “CRN is extremely dissatisfied with today’s ‘tentative response’ from FDA to CRN’s June 1 citizen petition. ...
Associations Comment on the Nomination of Robert M. Califf for FDA Commissioner
On Nov. 12, President Biden announced that he will nominate Robert M. Califf, MD for commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Califf is an internationally recognized expert in clinical trial research, health disparities, health care quality and cardiovascular medicine. He has nearly four decades of experience as a doctor, researcher, leader and ...
NPA Asks FDA to Allow NAC as Dietary Ingredient
The Natural Products Association (NPA) in a Citizen’s Petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested that N-acetyl-L-cysteine (“NAC”) not be excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement. “The Food and Drug Administration has not established a public health risk for NAC,” said Daniel Fabricant, PhD., president and CEO of NPA. “Not only ...
Associations Applaud FDA for COVID-19-related Efforts
The U.S. dietary supplement industry commends the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking action to protect consumers by calling out marketers who make illegal and unsubstantiated drug claims related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. In February, the industry issued strong warning letters to companies and consumers to avoid marketing ...
Industry Coalition Sends Coronavirus Reminder to Consumers, Retailers
The U.S. dietary supplement industry is aware of the growing concern regarding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and of the public’s desire to protect itself against the virus. Four trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the ...
DSHEA at 25
Vitamin Retailer spoke with Attorney Jonathan W. Emord. The president of Emord & Associates, in Clifton, VA (www.emord.com), Emord was one of central figures in the passage of DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act). Here’s what he had to say: VR: October 15, 2019, marked the 25th anniversary of DSHEA, the Dietary Supplement Health ...
DSHEA Anniversary Week Serves as Inflection Point for Industry
This week, the dietary supplement industry recognizes 25 years of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the landmark legislation that struck a balance between consumer safety and access to dietary supplements. Since it was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on Oct. 25, 1994, DSHEA has helped spur immense growth in sales, strengthen consumer ...
Industry Trade Organizations Establish Unified Front for Dietary Supplement Lobby Day
Trade organizations representing the dietary supplement industry are joining forces for this year’s 2019 Dietary Supplement Day on the Hill, taking place June 12, in Washington D.C. The collaborative effort will honor the 25th anniversary of the law that regulates dietary supplements, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), and the critical mass of support ...
Senator Hatch Announces Retirement
On January 2, the longest-serving Senate Republican, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah announced that he would not seek re-election for an eighth term. Sen. Hatch, who formed and led the Dietary Supplement Caucus in the Senate, co-authored the landmark legislation that established a rational framework for regulating dietary supplements, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education ...
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