In September 2023, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released a statement after submitting a Citizen Petition to the FTC urging it to withdraw the Notice of Penalty Offenses Concerning Substantiation of Product Claims.
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has submitted comments to the FDA in response to a Citizen Petition asking FDA to revoke the use of the colorant titanium dioxide (TiO2) in foods, including dietary supplements.
Industry associations are applauding the introduction of the Dietary Supplements Access Act. The bipartisan legislation would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements (HRA), and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements.
The latest COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS-Web) has determined that daily multivitamin supplementation, compared with placebo, improves memory in older adults.
Following the publication of a research letterin JAMA that reported 22 out of 25 melatonin products analyzed were mislabeled, mainstream media posted alarming headlines such as: Potentially dangerous doses of melatonin and CBD found in gummies sold for sleep. Natural products industry groups stepped in to put the issue in perspective.
