DIETARY SUPPLEMENT LAW's CAPITOL HILL CHAMPIONS WILL OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT LAW's CAPITOL HILL CHAMPIONS WILL OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION of the new act as a result of the Republicans' victory on Nov. 8. With House Energy & Commerce Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Energy & Commerce/health subcommittee Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) losing their key FDA oversight committee slots to Republicans Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will have more freedom in overseeing FDA's implementation of the Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act. Hatch has already pledged to keep an eye on FDA's interpretation of the law.