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Newsom vetoes California weight loss bill

By Stephen Daniells

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed AB3141, California's age restriction bill to prohibit retailers from selling certain dietary supplements for weight loss without a prescription or ID to those under 18.

NutraCast: GHOST Lifestyle: Making transparency cool since 2016

NutraCast: GHOST Lifestyle: Making transparency cool since 2016

By Danielle Masterson

Dietary supplement manufacturers are required by law to disclose the ingredients inside the bottle, but in order to "protect the brand," they are allowed to hide the actual amounts. This combination of ingredients, known as “Proprietary blends"...

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NAC supplements back on Amazon

By Stephen Daniells

After a hiatus of over a year, Amazon is again selling NAC-containing dietary supplement products. The development was described as exciting by one industry trade association.

NutraCast: The fight to make cannabinoid therapy mainstream

NutraCast: The fight to make cannabinoid therapy mainstream

By Danielle Masterson

Through research, education, and grants, Realm of Caring is helping those in need of more information about cannabinoid therapies. The non-profit seeks to facilitate and encourage the mainstream acceptance of plant-powered therapies and serve healthcare...

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Top 8 takeaways from Regulatory Summit

By Danielle Masterson

This year’s Dietary Supplement Regulatory Summit in Washington, DC, featured updates and insights from top FDA officials, including the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs along with top stakeholders and industry experts. Here are a few key takeaways...

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From the Editor's Desk

Do current industry good times mask brewing storm?

By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplement industry has reached an unprecedented pinnacle of success. But the industry is facing unforeseen legislative threats, too, unlike any it has faced since the early 1990s.

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Guest Article

CRN says furor about new prohibited act is much ado about nothing

By Miriam Guggenheim, Partner, Covington & Burling and Steve Mister, President CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

Much has been made in recent weeks about the Senate HELP committee’s inclusion in the FDA user fee legislation of a new prohibited act related to dietary supplements. We think this handwringing is sorely misplaced and is creating a false flag to justify...

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CRN: Few firms will file NDIs under current guidance

By Hank Schultz

The Council for Responsible Nutrition said that persistent problems with FDA’s NDI Draft Guidance means that few firms likely will file new notifications during the recently announced amnesty window.

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FDA cites four more honey products for knockoff ED drugs

By Hank Schultz

The US Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to four companies marketing sexual enhancement supplements ostensibly based on honey but which contained undeclared ED drugs. The warning letters were part of a ongoing enforcement effort on...

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