FDA is once again attempting to limit public access to nutritional supplements, this time by proposing an expensive and burdensome process that will force between 20,000 and 42,000 dietary supplements to be removed from the market and will increase the cost of those supplements that remain.
When the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act was passed, Congress intended a simple notification system for new supplements, but now FDA wants a pre-approval scheme—one that Congress never intended. Expert analyses show that this guidance will cause a total economic loss of $21.2 billion to $39.8 billion annually, not to mention limiting or banning consumer access to the affordable health benefits from natural substances. Meanwhile, FDA approves expensive and dangerous prescription drugs.