date:May 11, 2012
Speaking at the American Herbal Products Association's (AHPA) inaugural Botanical Congress in New York this week, Dr Daniel Fabricant, director of FDAs Division of Dietary Supplement Programs, told attendees that said FDA conducted 175 GMP inspections in 2011, filed its first injunction, and seized products for the first time.
Only seven GMP inspections occurred in 2008, which increased to 34 in 2009, 84 in 2010, according to FDA data. In 2012, FDA already has 138 inspectionsunder its belt.