The Consumer Healthcare Products Association supports the Federal Highway Administration's interim final rule allowing pharmacy signs on federal-aid highways.
We are encouraged that the agency is seeking to provide guidance on how to utilize the TEA process and that the agency has acted on TEAs and has published notices of eligibility for ingredients and conditions based on TEA submissions.
These comments are in response to the "interpretive rule" DEA published to provide a "Clarification of the Exemption of Sales by Retail Distributors of Pseudoephedrine and Phenylpropanolamine Products."
CHPA welcomes the opportunity to be a participant in this rulemaking process for health claims and dietary guidance and supports the Agency’s efforts to develop a process that facilitates the communication of information to consumers about health claims on food and dietary supplement products.
We would like to add our voice to the American Herbal Products Association, the Council for Responsible Nutrition, and the National Nutrition Foods Association in supporting the joint industry submission.
FDA announced a reopening of the administrative record for the rulemaking for OTC laxative drug products. CHPA sees this as an appropriate time to get clarification on an allowable statement of identity for OTC laxative drug products that contain fiber.
On behalf of member companies who manufacture and distribute dietary supplement products, CHPA requests an extension of the comment period on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Food Labeling for Health Claims and Dietary Guidance.
CHPA wishes to draw attention to the restrictive environment on where nonprescription medicines can be sold in Japan as a barrier to market entry for such products.
The following comments are submitted by the Joint Oral Care Task Group of CHPA and the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association with respect to the establishment of a Monograph for OTC Antigingivitis/Antiplaque Drug Products.
The CHPA External Analgesics Task Group submits these comments in response to FDA's reopening of the administrative record for the OTC external analgesics rulemaking and the agency's proposal to amend the tentative final monograph for external analgesics.
