Henney pledges FDA cooperation with OAM/ODS on alternative medicine therapies.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
DSHEA PROVIDES "TOOL" FOR FDA ACTION AGAINST DANGEROUS SUPPLEMENTS, FDA Commissioner-nominee Jane Henney, MD, told the Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee at her confirmation hearing Sept. 2. In response to a question from Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on the adequacy of public health protection provided by the Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act, Henney said: "I think Congress in its deliberations tried to strike the right balance in terms of the law that was finally enacted to make dietary supplements available" but also to "give a tool for the FDA to take action when necessary."