Nutrition Business Journal

New supplement regulations most important for industry since passage of DSHEA

AHPA offers its interpretation of the new GMPs and SAER law and what they will mean for companies
Jul. 28, 2008 12:00pm

The dietary supplement industry experienced two once-in-a-decade events in 2007: the implementation of a serious adverse event reporting (SAER) law and the publication of the long-awaited final rule on good manufacturing practices (GMPs) for supplements. These are the most significant regulatory events to hit the dietary supplement industry since the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) in 1994.

Supplement companies' compliance with the serious adverse event reporting requirements of the Nonprescription Drug and Dietary Supplement Consumer Protection Act recently surpassed the six-month mark. And on June 25, 2008,...

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