1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-500Updated July 15, 2005Dietary Supplements: International Standards and Trade AgreementsDonna V. PorterSpecialist in Life SciencesDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryThe dietary
2、supplement industry has long been concerned about internationalactivities that could have a potential impact on supplement trade. As originallyproposed, FDA reform legislation contained provisions on mutual agreements andglobal harmonization that would have applied to most products under FDA jurisdi
3、ction.However, Congress explicitly exempted supplements from the final provisions of theFood and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-115), which meansthat these products are not part of on-going trade discussions. However, the perceptionof supplement proponents at that time was t
4、hat such harmonization efforts would limitaccess and availability of supplement products and was a harbinger of their reaction toother international supplement agreements ever since. The European Commissionadopted a directive on vitamin and mineral supplements in 2002. Although in April2005, the Adv
