FDA cancels import alerts for evening primrose oil, other supplements in response to DSHEA.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
EVENING PRIMROSE OIL IMPORT ALERT CANCELLED BY FDA in response to the recent passage of the Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act. In a Dec. 22 memo to field staff, FDA Division of Import Operations & Policy Director Thomas Gardine said "an initial review by the [agency] indicates that the guidance presented in a number of Import Alerts does not comply with provisions" of the new dietary supplement law.