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24 May: You Did It!! Durbin’s Anti-Supplement Amendment Was Killed!!

Thousands of members of the natural health community called and wrote Senate offices between yesterday and today, calling on their Senators to oppose an anti-supplement amendment, Amendment No. 2127, from Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) that would have ridden the coattails of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187), also known as the FDA User Fee bill (S.3187). And you won!!!…

11 Nov: A Defining Moment for the Dietary Supplement Industry

By James J. Gormley The Federal Register states that the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance, “when finalized, will represent  the Agency’s current thinking on NDIs and dietary supplements that contain NDIs.” Although this same notice observes that the Guidance is not binding, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new dietary supplements’ director and erstwhile industry representative, Daniel Fabricant,…