AHPA Expands Its NDI Database With 43 Notifications

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has added 43 notifications from dietary ingredient marketers to the FDA to its new dietary ingredients (NDI) database. NDI notifications are obtained directly from the FDA. The database lists 670 notifications and FDA responses, including the most recently released records through February 2013.  The FDA tagged about 40 percent of the latest notifications as “unable to establish the identity” of the NDI. The FDA has been asked to issue revised NDI notification guidance on what information is needed to identify the NDI.