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Preview: Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements

May 23, 2018

The American Conference Institute in collaboration with the Council for Responsible Nutrition is hosting the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements which will be taking place at New York City in the Intercontinental Time Square from June 18-20. It is a time for transition for the industry with...

Fate of Multivitamins for SNAP Recipients Being Debated in House

May 17, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. - The push to make multivitamins an eligible purchase for low income Americans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program could be one step closer to fruition. The House of Representatives is set to debate and vote on an amendment offered by Representative Mike D. Rogers (R-AL)...

Industry Applauds Legislation to Empower DEA’s Regulation of SARMs

April 26, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. - Late last night, Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., introduced bipartisan legislation that would enable the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to better enforce selective androgen receptor modulators, otherwise known as SARMs. The SARMs Control Act of 2018 builds on the success of the Designer Anabolic...

Industry Applauds FDA’s Action Against Highly Concentrated Caffeine

April 16, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. - Industry leaders are reacting positively to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently published guidance about the dangers of selling bulk powdered caffeine (BPC) products. This comes after at least two confirmed deaths and an unknown number of medical events have been attributed to the consumption of...

CRN, GOED Seek Dismissal of Amarin Omega-3 Complaint

March 23, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, and the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED), are seeking the dismissal of the Amarin Pharma complaint about omega-3 fish oil supplements. They have jointly submitted an amicus brief...

CRN Announces New Assistant General Counsel, Promotions

February 22, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. – Megan Olsen has joined the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, as its new Assistant General Counsel. She will report to CRN president and CEO Steve Mister. Olsen most recently held the position of special counsel...

Fate of Multivitamins Uncertain Under Proposed SNAP Changes

February 14, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. - Under a proposal in the president’s newly released budget for 2018, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), or the program formerly known as Food Stamps, would significantly affect recipients receiving more than $90 a month in benefits. They would be given half their benefits in the form...

Industry Champion Sen. Orrin Hatch Will Step Down This Year

January 2, 2018

Laurie Petersen

Washington, D.C. — Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, 83, a friend of the natural products industry and the longest serving GOP senator, announced in a video statement that he will not seek re-election in 2018. “It is a huge loss to have him leaving the Senate. He has been a tireless...

Supplement Industry Issues Advisory on Opioid Claims

December 20, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leading dietary supplement trade associations have come out with a caution that supplements cannot be considered a treatment for opioid addiction and abuse -- accompanied by a reminder that federal law does not allow dietary supplements to claim to treat or cure any disease. The American Herbal...

Industry Rallies Behind FDA's Warning on SARMS

November 27, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The FDA has recently issued a consumer warning about the use of SARMs, or selective androgen receptor modulators, in bodybuilding products. The administration wants against the potentially dangerous ingredients that pose serious health concerns to consumers, including (but not limited to) increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and life-threatening liver...