CRN says it’s working with lawmaker to clarify FDA s authority to regulate rogue products The Council for Responsible Nutrition says it is in talks with sources on Capitol Hill on revisions to the definition of dietary supplements to give FDA firmer authority to rein in rogue products.
Julia Gustafson, vice president of government relations for CRN, said FDA has openly discussed for several years that rapid product development on what some might term the fringes of the dietary supplement industry has put the Agency in a bind. If a product looks like a supplement, but does not fully meet the definition in some respects, such as including ingredients that don’t easily fit into the ‘drug or dietary ingredient’ dichotomy, does FDA have authority over that product?