Supplement label consumer comprehension research charged to Food Advisory Cmte.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT LABELS CONSUMER COMPREHENSION RESEARCH is one of several areas FDA is asking its Food Advisory Committee to examine in response to questions raised in the final report of the President's Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels. The committee discussed the report, among other issues, at a meeting in Arlington, Va. Feb. 11-12. FDA Office of Special Nutritionals Dietary Supplement Programs and Enforcement Policy Team Leader Robert Moore, PhD, asked the committee "to consider what current research information is available on consumer use and understanding of...label information."