Pre-market approval would literally decimate the industry - and a $33 bil. downstroke to the economy would be felt nationally. Not to mention the funding required to implement such a program is not feasible from this or any other Congress (the FDA isn't going to get enough funding to even implement FSMA). Verification of compliance with applicable regulations (GMP) and the law (DSHEA), which requires marketers to have substantiation that products are safe and meet label claims prior to marketing them, is a reasonable solution that costs government almost nothing, and puts a nominal burden on industry to implement - passing on between pennies and dimes to consumers in per-product costs (in exchange for safe products and those that contain the ingredients on the label). This verification could be done via accredited third party certifiers - similarly to the EPA's EnergyStar program, the upcoming FSVP elements of FSMA, and others.
Pre-market approval would literally decimate the industry - and a $33 bil. downstroke to the economy would be felt nationally. Not to mention the funding required to implement such a program is not feasible from this or any other Congress (the FDA isn't going to get enough funding to even implement FSMA). Verification of compliance with applicable regulations (GMP) and the law (DSHEA), which requires marketers to have substantiation that products are safe and meet label claims prior to marketing them, is a reasonable solution that costs government almost nothing, and puts a nominal burden on industry to implement - passing on between pennies and dimes to consumers in per-product costs (in exchange for safe products and those that contain the ingredients on the label). This verification could be done via accredited third party certifiers - similarly to the EPA's EnergyStar program, the upcoming FSVP elements of FSMA, and others.