Steve Mister
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CRN Opposes California Protein Powder Bill
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has expressed strong opposition to California Senate Bill 1033, legislation that would impose new state-specific testing, disclosure and labeling mandates on protein powder and other concentrated protein products sold in the state. While CRN said that it supports science-based safety standards and transparency in the dietary supplement marketplace, SB ...
Dick Durbin Reintroduces Dietary Supplement Listing Act
On Jan. 15, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced the Dietary Supplement Listing Act, which would require dietary supplement manufacturers to register their products with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to Durbin, the law would require companies to provide FDA with critical information about their products including product names, a list of ...
CRN Announces Board of Directors Election Results
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced results of its recent Board of Directors elections, which went into effect in January 2026. Newly elected to CRN’s Board of Directors is Ryan Woodbury, co-founder and co-CEO, Needed. In addition, the following individuals were re-elected for another three-year term of their current board positions: Diane Alexander, ...
FDA Issues Letter on DSHEA Disclaimer Amendment, Industry Responds
On Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a letter to the dietary supplement industry regarding the agency’s labeling regulations that govern the placement of the disclaimer on dietary supplements labels under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) and Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). The agency ...
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