Dietary Supplement Caucus

NPA: Change in House could help make FDA more accountable

22-Nov-2022 By Hank Schultz

The change in House leadership could be an opportunity to hold federal agencies more accountable, says Daniel Fabricant, PhD, head of the Natural Products Association.

Guest article

Industry needs consensus in 2022, CRN says

16-Dec-2021 By Steve Mister, President and CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

As the dietary supplement industry turns the corner to 2022, a range of challenges confronts us— supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and inflationary pressures, to name a few. Some difficulties must be addressed individually, but I suggest the...

Trade associations request additional $5 million in funding for FDA supplement office

04-Jun-2021 By Hank Schultz

Four trade associations have banded together to ask Congress to allocate an additional $5 million in funding to help the US Food and Drug Administration regulate dietary supplements.

Senate bill would allow savings plans, federal benefits to be used to buy supplements

20-May-2021 By Hank Schultz

A US Senate bill introduced this week would allow federal health benefits funds and tax advantaged savings plans to be used to pay for dietary supplements.

Bid to add supplements to HSA eligibility list fails in Senate

05-Feb-2021 By Hank Schultz

A move to allow Health Saving Accounts funds to be used to pay for dietary supplements failed along with hundreds of other riders attached to a US Senate budget resolution.

As FTC turnover begins industry expects greater focus on consumer protection

20-Jan-2021 By Hank Schultz

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons announced his resignation yesterday, which begins the process of filling slots at the commission with Biden Administration appointees. A reformed FTC is likely to take a stronger line on consumer protection,...

CHPA outlines new trajectory for supplement industry in 2021

14-Dec-2020 By John Troup, PhD, Vice President for Scientific Affairs and Dietary Supplements, Consumer Healthcare Products Association

John Troup, PhD, Vice President for Scientific Affairs and Dietary Supplements, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, argues that 2020 was a historic year for the dietary supplement industry. Unprecedented demand and the market distortions caused...

Industry stakeholders look forward to working with Biden Administration even as pandemic, Kessler add cause for concern

18-Nov-2020 By Hank Schultz

Industry stakeholders anticipated a smooth working relationship with a new Biden Administration, but said this year’s highly unusual circumstances makes this transition more uncertain than most.

Rep. Mia Love joins changing leadership ranks of Dietary Supplement Caucus

07-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

The Dietary Supplement Caucus, an ever-fluid assembly of lawmakers who support the industry, has a new leader in the form Rep. Mia Love, R-UT, who will take over the co-chair position from former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who has retired.

Despite GOP legislative control, active industry engagement still critical, trade groups say

09-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

Donald Trump’s stunning upset victory has dumbfounded pundits both at home and abroad. But it is of less importance for the dietary supplement industry than the result of the down ticket races, trade group executives said this morning.

Rep. Pallone and Rep. Jason Chaffetz take key positions on key committees

20-Nov-2014 By Stephen Daniells

The dietary supplements industry was quick to congratulate the appointment of industry supporter Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) as the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The appointment made even more pleasant as he replaces long-term...

Dietary supplement caucus addresses supplements in sports health and fitness

16-May-2013

The Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC), in cooperation with the five dietary supplements trade associations held an educational briefing, “Sports Health and Fitness: The Role of Dietary Supplements,” for Capitol Hill staff.

Bigger role in preventative medicine for dietary supplements

13-Apr-2010 By Mike Stones

Dietary supplements took a step closer to playing a key role in preventative medicine following a recent meeting in Washington DC between the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus, and the trade associations Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and...

Congressional briefing positions supplements as preventative healthcare

16-Jun-2009 By Lorraine Heller

Dietary supplements are key to the prevention of a number of health conditions, and as such they would form a cost-effective approach to healthcare reform, Congress heard in a recent briefing.