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More standards coming. (updates).(dietary supplements will be monitored more closely)(Brief Article)

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The US Department of Health and Human Services announced plans in October 2002 to monitor dietary supplements more closely by devising manufacturing standards similar to ones drug makers follow.

"Consumers should use the same care with dietary supplements as they would with any pharmacologically active product," acting US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Lester M. Craford, said when announcing the plan. The FDA, which ...

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