Structure/function claims
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Dietary supplements that were labeled by, or for which labeling had been printed by Jan. 6, 2000 are eligible for a stay of the final reg's Feb. 7, 2000 effective date, FDA announces in a Sept. 29 Federal Register notice. Manufacturers must notify the agency of the identity of eligible products and provide documentation of the labeling/printing date. Small businesses with eligible products will have until July 7, 2001 to bring their products into compliance; all other firms will have until Jan. 7, 2001. FDA's action comes in response to trade association objections to the final rule's 30-day effective date for "pipeline" products (1"The Tan Sheet" Feb. 21, p. 7)
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