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NPA Urges California to Weigh Enforcement of Legislation Restricting Access to Dietary Supplements
On Sept. 8, following the passage of California’s AB 1341, which restricts access to dietary supplements and, in certain situations, requires a prescription to access these health products, the Natural Products Association (NPA) sent a letter to the California Department of Public Health Director Tomas J. Aragón urging the director to recognize the importance of ...
NPA Says California Bill Restricting Supplement Access Should Be Vetoed
On August 25, the Natural Products Association (NPA) called the passage of a California bill to restrict access to dietary supplements a slap in the face to public health and consumer choice. The California bill, AB 1341, restricts access to dietary supplements and in certain situations requires a prescription to access these health products. While ...
Dr. Bronner’s Releases 2022 All-One! Report: “Leading With Heart”
Dr. Bronner’s (Vista, CA) has published its eighth annual All-One! Report. Titled “Leading with Heart,” the brand’s unique take on a corporate social responsibility report summarizes the company’s philanthropic giving, environmental impact and other important company developments in 2021. The report also details the establishment of Ketamine-Assisted Therapy as a new employee health benefit. The ...
Lawsuits Filed Against Olly, P&G, Alleging Deceptive Advertising of Melatonin Supplements
On Friday, June 24, Dovel & Luner, a litigation boutique law firm, filed a federal class action lawsuit against Olly Public Benefit Corporation and The Proctor & Gamble Company on behalf of consumers nationwide who purchased melatonin supplements. The lawsuit alleges that Olly and Proctor & Gamble misled consumers by inaccurately dosing and labeling its ...
Bragg Survey Reveals Consumer Perception About Health Claims of ACV Gummies
Bragg Live Food Products, Inc., (Santa Barbara, CA) has announced findings from a national consumer survey conducted by market research firm Ipsos regarding the perception of health benefits of apple cider vinegar (ACV) in liquid and supplement forms. Half of respondents (50 percent) say they currently use, or have previously used ACV for health and ...
Dr. Bronner’s Partners with Ecosia to Fund Dynamic Agroforestry Expansion in Ghana
Dr. Bronner’s (Vista, CA) has partnered with Ecosia, a search engine that plants trees, to finance the expansion of dynamic agroforestry in Ghana. Coordinated with on-the-ground support from Dr. Bronner’s sister company in Ghana, Serendipalm, this project will convert 200 acres of arable land in Ghana to a mixed dynamic agroforestry model for product and ...
Rhode Island is Latest State to Target Dietary Supplements with Excessive Regulation
Rhode Island’s state legislature is considering legislation that is similar to new rules passed in California and New York that would require all retailers to move safe sand legal nutritional supplements behind the counter, prohibit their sales to people under the age of 18 and levy fines of up to $2,000 for those who do ...
ICYMI: NPA’s Fabricant Appears on CBS “The Doctors”
Daniel Fabricant, PhD., president and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the former chief regulator of the dietary supplement industry appeared on the CBS show “The Doctors” on February 7, 2022. Fabricant discussed the unintended consequences of legislation in California that would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements. The legislation recently passed by ...
Amy’s Kitchen Responds to Formal Complaint Alleging Unsafe Working Conditions
A factory worker at Amy’s Kitchen who previously spoke out about working conditions has filed a formal complaint with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health on behalf of all workers at the company’s Santa Rosa plant, which was the subject of an NBC News report about what workers described as an unforgiving environment that pushed them ...
California Assembly Votes to Restrict Access to Supplements
The California Assembly on January 27 passed legislation by a vote of 44-12 that would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements and impose costly burdens on small businesses. The bill will now go through the committee process in the California Senate. The Natural Products Association (NPA) warns that the bill will lead to unintended consequences that include ...
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