FDA's medical foods regulation "essentially sound," Enteral Nutrition Council says.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
MEDICAL FOODS REGULATION "ESSENTIALLY SOUND," ENTERAL NUTRITION COUNCIL maintains in April 1 comments on FDA's Nov. 29 advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhancing the regulation of medical foods ("The Tan Sheet" Dec. 9, 1996, pp. 7-9). Medical foods are "already extensively regulated" under the FD&C Act, ENC states. "Substantial health benefits are already provided by medical foods, and any additional regulation of these products should be kept to a minimum so as not to discourage the development of new products," ENC suggests.