FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s resignation announcement was greeted with uncertainty among supplement industry figures gathered in Anaheim for Natural Products Expo West, with many questioning what to expect from the agency’s efforts toward clarity around hemp CBD. ...
American Herbal Products Association President Michael McGuffin described Gottlieb as the most engaged commissioner he’s worked with in the decades he’s spent representing the supplements industry. “No other commissioner has embraced the agency, and his public role, anywhere near as effectively as Scott Gottlieb,” McGuffin said. Gottlieb’s statement Feb. 11 about efforts to modernize and reform FDA oversight of supplements was delivered “in a respectful manner,” McGuffin said.
But losing Gottlieb could mean movement around CBD will stall, McGuffin said.