Consumer Protection

NPA launches SSCI with GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Walmart & Whole Foods onboard

12-Jan-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association has officially launched the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI), with some of the largest retailers of natural products and supplements involved.

NEWS IN BRIEF

More consumers seek out products with ‘natural’ label, whatever it means

28-Jan-2016 By Adi Menayang

A survey conducted last month revealed that 62% of Americans buy products labelled “natural,” thinking they are buying something they are not.

Resetting the stage for organic & natural industry in 2016

07-Jan-2016 By Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic & Natural Health Association

The close of 2015 left the dietary supplement world a bit battered from attacks by Attorneys General, and found the natural food industry in a bit of a quagmire as companies evaluated the impact of class action lawsuits. Then there was the FDA’s call...

Does transparency matter for dietary supplements?

02-Jun-2015 By Marc Brush, Principal, Bend LLC

There’s something on my mind. Why don’t consumers of dietary supplements respond to transparency messaging the way consumers of natural food do?

$16 million fine levied in FTC's acai fake websites case won't end misuse of 3rd party info, observer says

09-Apr-2015 By Hank Schultz

The Federal Trade Commission has secured a $16 million fine against a vendor and its parent company who helped put up fake news websites that hawked the benefits of weight loss products based on acai. While the fine may signal last act in this highly...

Recent enforcement trends: state attorneys general target the dietary supplements industry

08-Apr-2015 By By Douglas F. Gansler, Brian P. Kelly and Leslie L. Meredith

Editor’s note: The recent actions of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have changed the enforcement landscape of the dietary supplements industry. This guest article from former Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler and his colleagues explore...

Insights from SupplySide West

The big opportunity over the next decade? Offering a multi-pronged approach to take consumers to a greater level of optimal health

14-Oct-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Consumers are looking for individual and integrated strategies to optimize their health and wellness, but no company has yet put all the pieces together, says BrandHive’s Jeff Hilton.

POM v Coke at Supreme Court: Food marketers be warned, if your labels are FDA compliant or not, you're fair game

12-Jun-2014 By Elaine Watson

While POM Wonderful’s Supreme Court victory over Coca-Cola doesn’t have any direct impact on the wave of consumer class action lawsuits over false advertising engulfing the trade, it still makes uncomfortable reading for regulatory affairs bosses at food...