03.01.11
The dietary supplement industry’s leading trade associations have joined forces with FDA to support heightened efforts aimed at addressing significant public health problems posed by products that are illegally marketed as dietary supplements but contain the same active ingredients as FDA-approved drugs or other ingredients that do not qualify as dietary ingredients.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) pledged support to help FDA rid the market of illegal products that pose a danger to consumers and tarnish the reputation of the legitimate supplement industry.
The industry coalition also endorsed FDA’s actions to use its regulatory muscle to hold accountable those who violate the law and jeopardize public health, using tough criminal sanctions when appropriate. In addition, by being transparent and engaging in ongoing dialogue with the supplement industry, the agency is acknowledging its understanding of the vital role that the associations can play in helping to ensure that consumers have access to safe, high quality products.
FDA’s concerns focus on three categories of products particularly susceptible to spiking with undisclosed ingredients: weight loss, sexual enhancement and body building, categories in which consumers may be looking for immediate or dramatic results.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) pledged support to help FDA rid the market of illegal products that pose a danger to consumers and tarnish the reputation of the legitimate supplement industry.
The industry coalition also endorsed FDA’s actions to use its regulatory muscle to hold accountable those who violate the law and jeopardize public health, using tough criminal sanctions when appropriate. In addition, by being transparent and engaging in ongoing dialogue with the supplement industry, the agency is acknowledging its understanding of the vital role that the associations can play in helping to ensure that consumers have access to safe, high quality products.
FDA’s concerns focus on three categories of products particularly susceptible to spiking with undisclosed ingredients: weight loss, sexual enhancement and body building, categories in which consumers may be looking for immediate or dramatic results.