HHS - Congress To Discuss Kratom Products Regulation Introduce Bipartisan Consumer Protection Act | Benzinga
Congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle introduced a bicameral bill calling for further federal evaluation of kratom’s health and safety and prohibiting the Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS) from imposing more restrictive requirements on it than those for food or dietary supplements as a way of creating national regulations.
Companion bills S.3039 and H.R.5905, or the "Kratom Consumer Protection Act,” clarifies that it does not intend to "preempt” state laws, considering several of them have enacted or considered measures protecting and regulating kratom access.
The HHS secretary would ...