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[Video] 2024 Retailer of the Year: Healthy Living Market
Maintaining the highest standards in retailing for 38 years makes this family-owned business a shining star in Vermont and upstate New York. Feature
Retailer of the Year 2024: Healthy Living Market
Maintaining the highest standards in retailing for 38 years makes this family-owned business a shining star in Vermont and upstate New York. In 1986, with no knowledge of business, Katy Lesser started a tiny market in South Burlington, VT. The store went from Lesser and one other person on staff to currently more than 300 ...
CRN Applauds Amicus Support in First Amendment Lawsuit
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) extended its gratitude to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), FMI – The Food Industry Association and National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) for their strong support in CRN’s ongoing legal battle against the State of New York. The four organizations filed an amicus ...
CRN Challenges Preliminary Injunction on New York Age-Restriction Lawsuit
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) filed an appellate brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit challenging a New York federal court’s denial of CRN’s preliminary injunction against the age-restriction law on muscle building and weight loss supplements. The law was signed in October 2023 and went into effect in ...
Peak Protein Wins Sofi Gold Award at Summer Fancy Food Show
New Jersey-based Peak Protein won an award at the 2024 Summer Fancy Food Show, which was held from Jun. 23-25 at the Javits Center in New York, NY. During the show, Peak was honored with the Sofi Gold Award in the “Wellness Bars & Gels” category for its Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Protein Bar. “We ...
NPA Weighs Options Following Court Decision on New York Supplements Ban
The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York dismissed the Natural Product Association (NPA)’s lawsuit seeking a primary injunction against the New York supplements ban. The law, which went into effect in April 2024, was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul in October 2023, and prevents the sale of weight loss ...
CRN’s New York Lawsuit Moves Forward on First Amendment Issue
On May 14, a federal court in the Southern District of New York denied the state’s motion to dismiss the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)’s claims the new age-restriction law violates the First Amendment. The law, which was signed in October 2023, prohibits retailers from selling certain dietary supplement to individuals under 18 years old. ...
New York Supplements Ban Takes Effect, Retailers Respond
On Apr. 22, 2024, New York State’s ban on weight-loss and muscle building supplements took effect. The law, which was signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Oct. 25, 2023, prohibits retailers from selling dietary supplements marketed for “weight loss” or “muscle building” to anyone under 18 years old. On Dec. 5, 2023, the ...
New York Federal Court Says CRN Can Sue Over Supplements Ban
A federal judge in New York State announced the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has standing to sue on behalf of its members. CRN filed a lawsuit against New York on Mar. 13. The law prohibits the sale of certain dietary supplements “labeled, marketed, or otherwise represented” for weight loss or muscle building to individuals ...
CRN Files Lawsuit Challenging New York Supplements Ban
On Mar. 13, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law in New York restricting access to health supplements. The law, which was signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Oct. 25, 2023, prohibits retailers from selling dietary supplements marketed for “weight loss” or “muscle building” to ...
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