Regulatory Actions
Research conducted at F.H. Degnan and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about regulatory actions
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 6th, 2008
"Probiotics are living microorganisms that, when consumed, have the potential to confer a beneficial health effect. Unfortunately for purveyors of probiotic products, the system of regulation delineated in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is anything but ''one size fits all.'' How a probiotic product is used or is intended to be used will govern the regulatory category or categories that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will assign to the product," scientists in the United States report.
"The extent and nature of the restraints and data-collection requirements that may be imposed on the marketing of a product hinge on how a product is categorized under the Act....
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