http://www.newswithviews.com/Richards/byron36.htm Some of these may decide it is too costly and either change product lines or go out of business.... 140 very small [less than 20 employees] and 32 small dietary supplement manufacturers [less than 500 employees] will be at risk of going out of business.... costs per establishment are proportionally higher for very small than for large establishments....The regulatory costs of this final rule will also discourage new small businesses from entering the industry.”
Who in this country's bureaucracy is pulling for U.S. based manufacturers? It's cheaper (magic word) to produce drugs if the company is situated in a territory or on foreign soil.
BTW, you have heard about the toothpaste-made-in-China recall (translated: chunk the tube in the trash)?