Gottlieb Kicks Off Dialog On Reforming DSHEA To Hike FDA’s Authority

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Monday (Feb. 11) said he hopes to start a “public conversation” about reforming 1994 dietary supplement law to expand the agency’s authority, including in the exclusivity space, coming as FDA also takes steps to beef up its current oversight of the industry. FDA will more aggressively enforce new dietary ingredient (NDI) notification requirements, work with stakeholders to evaluate the safety of botanical ingredients and mixtures in supplements, and develop new enforcement strategies, he said. The...