The Natural Products Association said that members had more than 200 meetings with members of Congress and their staffs at the organization’s recent advocacy event.
Actual adverse events attributed to supplement-drug interactions are rare. Nevertheless, inquiries about the risks are on the rise, according to the American Botanical Council.
A bill to give DEA more authority to get SARMs off the market has been introduced by longtime dietary supplement industry supporter Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-UT.
With the Supplement OWL database celebrating its first anniversary, the Council for Responsible Nutrition says it has full cooperation from its membership in inputting label information.
European sports nutrition association ESSNA says it has tackled more than 400 potentially dangerous products since the launch of its campaign five years ago – adding that it urges anyone aware of illegal activity by sports nutrition firms to step forward...
Firms filing class action lawsuits have used actions aimed at companies making “natural” claims to springboard into a host of other vulnerable areas of labeling and packaging, according to an expert.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition, a dietary supplement industry trade group, emphasized that only regulators may premise false advertising cases on an alleged lack of substantiation in an amicus brief supporting defendants Costco Wholesale Corp....
Journal chief editors have cited 'inconsistencies in experimental rigour' concerning a curcumin anti-cancer trial, co-authored by a researcher with a history of multiple study retractions.
The percentage of liver injury events attributable to what are characterized as 'herbal dietary supplements' is holding steady at about 20% of all events, the head of a liver injury reporting network said this week.
A Florida court has dismissed a class action lawsuit predicated on the presence of an illegal ingredient—DMBA—in weight loss products. The court didn’t buy the argument that the plaintiffs had been harmed by not knowing the ingredient’s impaired regulatory...
Network marketing company Mannatech says it is rounding the corner on business disruptions caused by changes made to better comply with US laws against pyramid schemes.
It's the first time that the two federal departments in charge of drafting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are seeking public comment. From companies like Nestlé to trade groups like the Council for Responsible Nutrition, we compiled a short...
A study of the 134 best-selling protein powders released Wednesday by a group called the Clean Label Project found that many of the plant-based proteins tested poorly with higher levels of heavy metals and other toxins. The brands themselves and industry...
