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California Passes Age Restriction Law on Weight-loss and Muscle-building Supplements
On Sept. 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2030, which prohibits the sale of certain dietary supplements to consumers under the age of 18. AB 2030 prohibits the sale of dietary supplements that are “labeled, marketed or otherwise represented for weight loss or muscle building,” and over-the-counter diet pills to consumers under 18 (with ...
California Exempts Dietary Supplements From Food Date Labeling Requirements
California has exempted dietary supplements from AB 2779, which requires food manufacturers, processors or retailers responsible for the labeling of food items for human consumption to display a date label to use specified uniform terms on the date label, as provided. According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), without that exemption, dietary supplements could ...
Associations Respond to Mandatory GRAS Notification Proposal
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a rule requiring manufacturers to notify FDA whenever they conclude the use of a substance added to human or animal food is generally recognized as safe (GRAS). Since Congress established the GRAS exemption in 1958, manufacturers have been ...
Stratum Nutrition Donates 10,000 Multivitamin Bottles to Support VQ Cares Initiative
Stratum Nutrition (Carthage, MO) has announced its support of VQ Cares, a partnership established by Vitaquest International LLC (West Caldwell, NJ) to expand access to essential nutrition for underserved communities across the United States. As part of the initiative, Stratum Nutrition has donated 10,000 bottles of adult multivitamins to the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) for distribution through ...
Texas Attorney General Launches Protein Powder Investigation
On June 8, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an industry-wide investigation into protein powder manufacturers based on concerns of heavy metals, such as lead and cadmium, found in popular protein powders. Paxton cited research from Consumer Reports (CR) claiming lead levels in plant-based protein powders were, on average, nine time higher than those made with dairy proteins such ...
Senators Introduce Dietary Supplements Access Act, Industry Responds
On May 20, U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the Dietary Supplements Access Act, legislation that would allow dietary supplements to be purchased using HSAs (Health Savings Accounts), FSAs (Flexible Spending Accounts), and HRAs (Health Reimbursement Arrangements). The measure is designed to give families more flexibility to invest in preventative health solutions ...
Industry Responds to Introduction of New Dietary Supplement Listing Act
On April 20, U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter, MD (D-OR) introduced a new Dietary Supplement Listing Act to require dietary supplement manufacturers to register their products with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A similar bill was introduced in 2024 and then reintroduced in 2026 by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). The Dietary Supplement Listing Act ...
CRN Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Review New York Supplement Law
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced it filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking review of a Second Circuit decision that upheld a New York law restricting the sale of dietary supplements to minors based solely on how those products are labeled or marketed. The case centers on New ...
FDA Holds Public Meeting Exploring Scope of Dietary Supplement Ingredients
On March 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a public meeting on the scope of dietary supplement ingredients. The event was held in-person from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST at Wiley Auditorium, 5001 Campus Dr. in College Park, MD and virtually. FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP) invited stakeholders to participate in ...
U.S. Representative Introduces Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act
On Feb. 4, U.S. Representative Nick Langworthy (R-NY) introduced the Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act, legislation aimed at protecting consumer health while restoring common sense to dietary supplement regulation by reaffirming a single, science-based national standard overseen by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to Langworthy, dietary supplements including vitamins, protein powders, creatine ...
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