SupplySide West Podcast 30: Common Misconception: 'Supplement Industry Is Not Regulated'

In this podcast, Steve Mister and Rend Al-Mondhiry of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) weigh in on regulation of dietary supplements, as well as initiatives being spearheaded by the industry to bolster consumer confidence in products and aid the efforts of federal regulators.

In spite of the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), media organizations and others continue to report from time to time that dietary supplements are lightly regulated or not subject to FDA oversight.

In this podcast with Josh Long, INSIDER's legal editor, Steve Mister and Rend Al-Mondhiry of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) discuss:

•regulation of dietary supplements under DSHEA;

•FDA enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act; and

•self-regulatory initiatives to bolster consumer confidence in supplements and compliment the efforts of federal regulators.

Mister and Al-Mondhiry will be speaking on Tuesday, Sept. 26, during a workshop at SupplySide West in Las Vegas. The workshop “Regulators & The Regulated,” will explore the Trump administration's new FTC, lawsuits and investigations brought by state attorneys general, and the benefits of self-regulatory initiatives.

Additional resources:

Supplement OWL Helps Industry’s Self-Regulatory Efforts

https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/articles/2017/06/supplement-owl-helps-industry-s-self-regulatory-e.aspx

NAD, CRN Reflect on Decade-Old Self-Regulatory Initiative

https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/blogs/insider-law/2017/02/nad-crn-reflect-on-decade-old-self-regulatory-ini.aspx

Supplement Company Says It Exited U.S. Market After FTC Lawsuit

https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/blogs/insider-law/2017/03/supplement-company-says-it-exited-u-s-market-afte.aspx

About the Authors

Steve Myers

Senior Editor

Steve Myers is a graduate of the English program at Arizona State University. He first entered the natural products industry and Virgo Publishing in 1997, right out of college, but escaped the searing Arizona heat by relocating to the East Coast. He left Informa Markets in 2022, after a formidable career focused on financial, regulatory and quality control issues, in addition to writing stories ranging research results to manufacturing. In his final years with the company, he spearheaded the editorial direction of Natural Products Insider.

Rend Al-Mondhiry

Partner, Amin Wasserman Gurnani

Rend Al-Mondhiry is a partner with Amin Wasserman Gurnani. She advises the dietary supplement, food, cosmetic and over-the-counter medicine industries on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters, with a focus on helping companies navigate the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape for hemp and CBD products at both the federal and state level.

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