Botanical solvent declaration
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA response to petitions regarding botanical solvent declarations on the supplement labels are a top agency priority, Office of Food Labeling Director of Technical Evaluation Virginia Wilkening says at an April 30 meeting in Washington, D.C. Acknowledging the agency has been "slow" to respond to four petitions for reconsideration of the provision, which was part of the Sept. 23, 1997 Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act implementing regs, she says FDA is "getting close" to responding, adding "Other priorities have bumped it but...it's at the top of the line now"...