Supplement labeling
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Inspector General's Boston office evaluating effectiveness of FDA's supplement labeling oversight and usefulness of product claims/disclaimers for elderly users of supplements and health professionals advising elderly patients. Report should be available in draft form by year end and is slated for final release early in 2002, OIG says. Research is part of HHS division's follow-up to April 19 report on CFSAN's supplement AER system (1"The Tan Sheet" April 23, pp. 3-6)