New York
NPA Argues New York Supplements Ban is Unconstitutional
On Dec. 5, 2023, the Natural Productions Association (NPA) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, asserting the recent supplements ban in New York is unconstitutional. The law bans the sale of supplements to anyone under 18 years of age and in certain situations may require a ...
New York Bans Sales of Weight-loss and Sports Nutrition Supplements to Minors
On Oct. 25, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill A5610-D/Senate Bill S5823-C, banning the sale of weight-loss and sports nutrition supplements to minors. New York has become the first state to pass such legislation. A5610-D/S5823-C will take effect in April 2024. Hochul previously vetoed Assembly Bill A431-C, which advocated for the same ...
CRN Applauds New York Governor’s Veto of Legislation for Age Restrictions on Dietary Supplement Sales
On Jan. 3, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the veto of New York State Assembly Bill A431-C by Governor Kathy Hochul, which “would have prohibited the sale or distribution of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building to any person under the age of 18 unless prescribed ...
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 ...
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 ...
SupplySide East 2020 Canceled
As a result of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Informa Markets announced that SupplySide East 2020 has been canceled. The event will return April 13-14, 2021 at Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ. “While team SupplySide hopes that our entire country is well on the mend by late June, we believe the decision to cancel the ...
Vitamin World Funds New Antioxidant Research
Vitamin World (New York) announced a new joint antioxidant research initiative with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. The project will focus on further exploring the nutritional and health benefits of the acai berry, a grape-like fruit native to the rainforests of South America, which is known for its ...
New York State Attorney General Resigns
New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who led a campaign against the nutritional supplement industry, resigned this past May after allegations of physical abuse by four women were reported in an article in The New Yorker magazine. Governor Andrew Cuomo had called for Schneiderman’s resignation within hours of the article’s publication, and only slightly ...
Schumer Joins McConnell to Endorse Hemp Farming Act
Senate minority leader, Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), has announced his support for the Hemp Farming Act of 2018. By officially cosponsoring the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, Schumer has signaled an important partnership with his Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) the Senate majority leader, who is the primary sponsor of the bill. Schumer said the bill could ...
BÖRLIND Receives Second Green Brands Quality Seal
ANNEMARIE BÖRLIND, the natural cosmetics producer from Germany’s Black Forest, has been honored with the Green Brand Award for the second time. The 2017/2018 award ceremony took place in Frankfurt on November 13. ANNEMARIE BÖRLIND is made available to the American marketplace through Bioforce USA in New York. The international Green Brands Organization acknowledges the ...
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