Dietary Supplement Safety Act

Details
The Dietary Supplement Safety Act requires manufacturers of dietary supplements to:


 * register with the DFA
 * fully disclose ingredients in the supplements
 * report all adverse effects from supplements

The bill also:


 * gives the FDA the authority to recall any supplement that has been found to have serious adverse health consequences

The bill serves as a significant overhaul to the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act governing food and medicine. Under the DSHEA, medicine faces stricter regulation than food but a loophole allows “supplements” to be categorized as food and undergo the more lax regulation.

Senate action
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] introduced the bill on February 4, 2010. It has been read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. In early March, McCain withdrew his support for the bill after after hearing compaints from Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT].

External resources

 * Sen. John McCain's press release announcing the Dietary Supplement Safety Act