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Age Restriction Bills Introduced in Alaska and Hawaii
In January 2026, Alaska and Hawaii became the latest states to introduce age restriction bills on weight-loss and muscle-building dietary supplements. The bills would restrict the sale of these products to those under 18 years of age. Other states that have introduced and/or passed similar bills consist of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Texas, New ...
New Hampshire Joins List of States to Propose CBD Regs
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum, according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). New Hampshire recently joined Virginia, Texas and Hawaii ...
Hawaii Becomes Third State to Propose CBD Regulations
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum. The State of Hawaii recently joined Virginia and Texas in proposing new state regulations for consumable hemp ...
Organic & Natural Submits Petition to FDA for Vitamin D, Preterm Birth Health Claim
Organic & Natural Health Association submitted a petition to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), requesting that the agency permit dietary supplements containing vitamin D to make a health claim concerning the association between vitamin D and a decreased risk of preterm births. The nutrition trade organization has asked the FDA to acknowledge numerous studies ...
Bill Brevoort, Chinese Herb Pioneer, Dies at 75
Iconic Chinese medicinal herb pioneer Bill Brevoort, 75, passed away at his home in Kona, HI on July 28. He had been recently diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. Brevoort was a truly remarkable man — intelligent, intrepid, focused and highly spiritual, as noted by the American Botanical Council (ABC). He and his wife Peggy Brevoort founded East ...
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