FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Dietary Supplements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public meeting, “Exploring the Scope of Dietary Supplement Ingredients,” on March 27, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. EST, with in-person and virtual attendance options. The in-person meeting will be held at the FDA’s Wiley Auditorium, located at 5001 Campus Drive in College Park, Md.

The meeting will help inform the FDA’s next steps regarding the meaning of the dietary ingredient categories defined in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994.

Presentations during the event will provide information on:

• The scope of the phrase “dietary substance for use by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake” as used in DSHEA
• New methodologies to produce existing dietary ingredients
• Specific ingredient types, including proteins, enzymes and microbials

Attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback during the meeting and submit comments for the agency to review.

Registration details and comment submission instructions are available on the meeting page.