FDA's Office of Dietary Supplement Programs wants manufacturers to know that guidance on new dietary ingredient notifications is "a work in progress," much like the industry's grasp of complying with the requirement.
Lack Of Supplement NDI Notification Guidance Not A Market Pass For Industry
Manufacturers, ingredient suppliers and other parties submitting NDI notifications can improve the industry's outlook by "anticipating future products that haven't been brought to market yet" and proposing the highest concentration of an ingredient for the broadest variety of uses, says ODSP senior advisory Cara Welch.
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