California State Assembly Health Committee advanced AB 82, which would age-restrict and prohibit access to certain dietary supplements.

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The Natural Products Association (NPA) has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on December 4, 2023, asserting that the law is unconstitutional. 

Experts caution that proposals to age-restrict sales of certain supplements would prevent consumers from taking their health into their hands.

The push to restrict access to supplements has succeeded in New York state, though NPA said it will seek to overturn the newly signed law in court.

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The push to restrict access to supplements has take a step forward in New York. New York Assembly Bill 5610-D relates to establishing restrictions on the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building.

Harvard-based organization claims that dietary supplements, especially those that they refer to as diet pills, cause eating disorders, yet there is a lack of evidence to support any adverse event associated with dietary supplements and eating disorders.