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OTA Offers Recommendations for New Organic Transition Initiative
Following a series of working groups and listening sessions with Organic Trade Association (OTA) members throughout the last year, on June 1, 2022, USDA announced its intention to invest $300 million into a new Organic Transition Initiative program as part of the USDA Food System Transformation Framework. According to USDA, the new Organic Transition Initiative (“the Initiative”) ...
Rhode Island Senate Passes Amended Legislation Restricting Dietary Supplement Accessibility
On June 7, the Rhode Island State Senate approved an amended version of S. 2613, which prohibits the sale of certain dietary supplements to youths under the age of 18. The original version would have prohibited dietary supplements from being directly accessible to customers and mandate that only retail clerks may have access to them; ...
Senate HELP Committee Leaders Looks to Advance FDASLA With Controversial Provisions
On June 13, the United States Senate ignored the dietary supplement industry by continuing to move forward with provisions left in the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancement Act (FDASLA), according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). The NPA requested from the Senate HELP committee in a series of letters that the committee strike the ...
Hella Cocktail Co. Announces $5 Million Investment by Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
Hella Cocktail Co., a brand of botanically inspired mixers and beverages, has announced a $5 million investment from a fellow BIPOC-owned company, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the fastest-growing American whiskey brand in U.S. history. Standing out with its inclusive category perspective and development, Hella Cocktail Co. secured this investment as part of Uncle Nearest Ventures, ...
CRN and CHPA Comment on Report of Increased, Unintentional Pediatric Melatonin Ingestion
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) have provided their comments on the recent report of increased, unintentional pediatric melatonin ingestion. A 10-year study, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday, June 3, found a sharp increase in the use of melatonin by children ...
CRN Says Publications Shine Necessary Spotlight on Women’s Nutritional Needs
A new publication in the Journal of Nutrition, “Sex Differences Across the Life Course: A Focus on Unique Nutritional and Health Considerations Among Women,” summarized topics presented at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) 2021 Science in Session symposium (registration for the 2022 event will open soon). Women have unique nutritional needs based on physiological and hormonal changes ...
NPA Responds to Report of Increased, Unintentional Pediatric Melatonin Ingestion
Over the past decade and particularly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of melatonin supplements to address sleep issues has increased significantly by both adults and children. On Thursday, June 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a 10-year study that found a sharp increase in the use of ...
Richard A. Passwater, PhD, Pioneer in Natural Products Industry, Dies at 84
Richard Albert Passwater of Winterville, NC, Sarasota, FL and Ocean Pines, MD died on April 28, 2022, at the age of 84. During his extensive career, he served as a civilian scientist with the Air Force’s Project Papa Bear to ensure the purity of liquid nitrogen for the Centaur rocket; he was director, Research Analytics Laboratories at Allied Chemical ...
Rhode Island Senate Considers Legislation Restricting Dietary Supplement Accessibility
The Rhode Island State Senate is advancing through the chamber S. 2613, which prohibits dietary supplements from being directly accessible to customers and mandates that only retail clerks may have access. While the bill does not regulate internet sales of dietary supplements in Rhode Island, it requires brick and mortar retailers to post a warning ...
CRN Objects to Missing Protections in FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act
On May 27, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued a statement by Steve Mister, president and CEO, regarding the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act (FDASLA) introduced by the Senate HELP Committee. “The Council for Responsible Nutrition is disappointed with the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act introduced today. “CRN has led the dietary supplement industry ...
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