Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

Title: Dietary Supplement Safety Act: How is FDA Doing 10 Years Later?

Date: 6/8/04

Time (EST): 2:30 PM

Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342

The Subcommittee will examine the challenges and successes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has experienced since the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), which established a new regulatory framework for dietary supplements. The information generated from this hearing will be used in determining what if any steps are needed in making the FDA more effective.

Witnesses Testimony

Panel 1

Robert Brackett , Ph.D. , Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition , U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Panel 2

Alice Clark , Ph.D. , Vice Chancellor for Research and Sponsored Programs , The University of Mississippi

Ronald Davis , M.D. , Member, Board of Trustees , American Medical Association

Mr. Charles Bell , Program Director, Executive Office , Consumer Reports

Mr. Anthony Young , General Counsel , American Herbal Products Association (AHPA)

Mr. Bruce Silverglade , Director of Legal Affairs , Center for Science in the Public Interest

Annette Dickinson , Ph.D. , President , Council for Responsible Nutrition

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