Dietary supplement hearing
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Rep. Richard Durbin's (D-Ill.) House Appropriations/agriculture subcommittee will hold a hearing on the regulation of dietary supplements on Oct. 18, three days before another hearing on dietary supplements by the Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee ("The Tan Sheet" Oct. 4, In Brief). Rep. Durbin has previously expressed an interest in supplement regulation, meeting with industry groups and FDA in April to discuss the Nutrition Labeling & Education Act's provisions on nutritional supplements ("The Tan Sheet" April 26, In Brief).