Does Passage of CAFTA Threaten Access to Supplements?
You may be hearing that the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is threatening the laws that protect American rights to buy dietary supplements. Theres a lot of noise about this topic, so we thought we should comment. Heres what our well-connected industry consultants had to say: • Like CODEX, CAFTA does not automatically preempt or invalidate laws in the U.S — including DSHEA otherwise known as the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. • Only federal and state governments can change a federal or state law (including DSHEA). • CAFTA will not change how dietary supplements are currently regulated. Click here for a specific fact sheet on dietary supplements and CAFTA. Meanwhile, new legislative bills are always being introduced that could threaten ready access to your favorite supplements. In fact, the Senate is currently considering limiting access to DHEA, which is technically considered an anabolic steroid. The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) offers a positio
