Washington, D.C.—The Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 has been introduced by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Braun (R-IN) with the intent of establishing a requirement for mandatory product listing (MPL) for all dietary supplements marketed in the United States. The aim of the bill, according to the authors:...
Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), who served in the Senate for seven terms before retiring in 2018, passed away on Saturday, April 23, at the age of 88. The New York Times reported that the cause was complications of a stroke suffered on April 15. The Hatch Foundation shared that Sen.
Click here to listen. DSHEA protects our rights to access safe, effective nutritional supplements. Most people who take supplements do not know about DSHEA. Even within the supplement industry many people were not around in the early 1990s or don’t remember. In this interview with Asa Waldstein, we will...
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has released a new animation showcasing the association’s priorities surrounding DSHEA modernization. Since the Dietary Supplements Health & Education Act (DSHEA) was enacted in 1994, the supplements industry has grown from 4,000 products and $4 billion/year in sales to as many as 80,000 products...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has expressed disappointment with FDA’s response to its citizen petition about the status of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) as a legal dietary supplement. The petition, as WholeFoods previously reported, was filed in June 2021 following several meetings with FDA leadership. While NAC has been marketed...
I have always believed this industry, as a whole, is united in a belief that the body has an innate ability to heal, given the right supports. Practitioners of natural health and medicine advocate for, and who work closely with, their patients to achieve maximum health status. Independent retailers, our...
Ann Arbor, MI—To launch its new self-paced eLearning courses and celebrate the 27th anniversary of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), NSF International announced that it is offering no-cost access to an introductory eLearning module. To participate, visit NSF's online training portal and use the promo...
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) held its 2021 Regulatory, Scientific, and Quality (RSQ) Conference virtually last week., with a dietary supplement track featuring panels on emerging trends and issues for the category. CHPA shared in a press release that the event featured record participation from the U.S. Food...
“Big picture: The important thing here is that the supplement industry has grown tremendously over the last 20+ years,” said DSQC Steering Committee Chair Christine Burdick-Bell, in an interview with WholeFoods Magazine. “The industry has literally grown 10-fold since DSHEA was passed.” That growth comes with issues that DSHEA didn't...
As the Biden Administration fills several positions in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it’s clear that the administration will, rightly, continue to focus on COVID-19 as its priority for the coming months. But the pandemic has changed many behaviors beyond our social practices, like distancing and mask wearing. For...
