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<br />Finally, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) was enacted in <br />1994 as an amendment to the FFDCA. DSHEA explicitly defines dietary supplements <br />as a category of food. Therefore, all the safety concerns regarding the use of plastic <br />materials made from post-consumer resins in food-contact articles as described in <br />the FDA guidance entitled, Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging apply to dietary <br />supplements. <br /> <br />hˌǦɑʂʚȥɞɓ ÕƠɓșʪƠșǦ <br /> <br />Given the potential conflict between existing federal regulation and this bill, we <br />request an exemption from HB 1316. This can be accomplished by including the <br />following language in the bill: <br /> <br />Any material that is used in the packaging of a product that is regulated as a drug, <br />medical device or dietary supplement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration <br />under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 321 et seq., sec. 3.2(e) of 21 <br />U.S. Code of Federal Regulations or the Dietary Supplement Health and Education <br />Act is exempt. <br />Thank you for taking the time to consider our concerns and feel free to contact me or <br />our local representative, Lauren Zirbel, directly with any follow up questions you may <br />have. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />Carlos I. Gutiérrez <br />Vice President, State & Local Government Affairs <br />Consumer Healthcare Products Association <br />Washington, D.C. <br />202.429.3521 <br />cgutierrez@chpa.org <br /> <br />Cc: Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />