DSHEA@25: How Congress revolutionized the supplement industryPatricia Knight, former chief of staff to retired Sen. Orrin Hatch, reflects on the forces that led to the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.
By Patricia Knight, senior political advisor, United Natural Products Alliance
You might say I was an accidental Senate staffer. It was the early 1990s. My job tenure had dwindled to nine months’ duration. Not good. Working on the House Appropriations Committee was a dream job. But it was cut short when my boss, Silvio O. Conte, a ranking Republican (from Massachusetts) on the House Appropriations Committee, suddenly died. Returning to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a Deputy Assistant Secretary didn’t work so well, either. President George H. W. Bush lost his re-election, and I lost my job. As luck would have it, on January 21, 1993—the day after President Bill Clinton’s inauguration—I started a new volunteer job at Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch’s office. I didn’t have a desk. I didn’t have a paycheck. What I did have was a fantastic opportunity to be a part of history-in-the-making, learning the legislative process from a world-class master who never stopped his relentless effort to get the job done. And with the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), Hatch got the job done. Read more... |
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DSHEA@25
It’s the law that created the modern dietary supplement industry: the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which turned 25 this year. To celebrate, UNPA presents perspectives and remembrances from some of the key players, who were in the trenches and helped facilitate the passage of this landmark legislation.
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DSHEA at 25:
In conversation with Scott Bass and Loren Israelsen In this milestone 25th anniversary year, UNPA reflects back on and celebrates the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). Loren Israelsen and Scott Bass, two of the principal architects of DSHEA, discuss the many political challenges they faced and the various set-backs the bill encountered. Each looks to the future to visualize where the industry is going and how best to set the legislative framework to allow the industry and ultimately the consumers to succeed. |
UNPA member nutraingredients-usa.com has posted a two-part video of Stephen Daniell’s excellent interview with Loren Israelsen and Scott Bass discussing DSHEA. You can view both segments here::
https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2019/04/15/DSHEA-at-25-In-conversation-with-Scott-Bass-and-Loren-Israelsen
https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2019/04/15/DSHEA-at-25-In-conversation-with-Scott-Bass-and-Loren-Israelsen
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Senator Orrin Hatch reflects on DSHEA – podcast
In this podcast interview, former U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch reflects on the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), whether the law is in need of reform and the concept of a mandatory product registry. Josh Long | Natural Products Insider |
Former U. S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch
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Natural Products INSIDER has produced a wide-ranging, 19-minute audio podcast with Scott Bass discussing DSHEA:
DSHEA author reflects on law's impact and future – podcast |
