Washington, D.C.—Industry has a new tool for tracking regulatory enforcement actions, courtesy of the Natural Products Association (NPA). NPA is debuting a free database that its members can use to see information and create reports about companies’ GMP-related violations, labeling issues, unauthorized product claims and other actions that regulatory agencies...
Washington, D.C.—Herbalife International of America, Inc., Herbalife International, Inc., and Herbalife, Ltd. plan to restructure their U.S. business as part of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement. FTC says Herbalife’s multi-level marketing structure unfairly rewarded distributors for recruiting others to join, rather than reward them for what they actually sold,...
Washington, D.C.—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is crying foul on four personal care companies that supposedly misrepresented products with man-made ingredients as “All-Natural” or “100% Natural” in online ads. FTC approved four final consent orders against Trans-India Products, Inc. (DBA ShiKai), Erickson Marketing Group (DBA Rocky Mountain Sunscreen), ABS Consumer Products,...
Washington, D.C.—The onerous Puerto Rico Senate Bill (SB) 1599 has been dismissed. It is no longer a threat to the dietary supplements industry. Using Administrative Order 346, the bill would have placed several taxes on the dietary supplement industry. It also would have increased the cost of supplements under a...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) pulled together more than 60 dietary supplement industry leaders to participate in its annual Day on the Hill.The 2016 event was held June 8. The lobbying event gave industry members the chance to have “in-depth, face-to-face conversations with key legislators and their staff...
