Nammex has filed a Citizen Petition with the Food and Drug Administration requesting that the agency "address the mislabeling of dietary supplements and functional foods as 'mushroom' or containing 'mushrooms' when they contain other fungal parts, and do not contain 'mushrooms' as claimed, or fail to disclose added grain ingredients."  

Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N Health) has launched the All for Vitamin D: Building Stronger Families in a SNAP campaign. A main goal of this public awareness initiative: to enhance the nutritional support provided through the Farm Bill's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The Natural Products Association (NPA) once again gathered industry members in Washington, D.C. for a fly-in day to advocate on behalf of the natural products industry. 

Bastyr University shared the news of a planned merger with Clinics and National University of Natural Medicine and Clinics (NUNM).

UNFI is taking action to "enhance profitability, speed decision-making and reduce administrative layers, primarily by consolidating from four operating regions to three." As part of the restructuring, UNFI will eliminate approximately 150 roles.

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.

The latest COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS-Web) has determined that daily multivitamin supplementation, compared with placebo, improves memory in older adults.

National Co+op Grocers (NCG) shared the news that, according to its 2022 Food Co-op Impact Report, a National Co+op Grocers (NCG) member food co-op purchases from 281 local farms and producers and sells $5.6 million worth of local products each year, on average.