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NPA: NY Division of Consumer Protection is Spreading Misinformation on Dietary Supplements

The trade association is calling on the New York Department of State to retract or revise the misleading alert and provide accurate, science-based information regarding dietary supplements.

April 4, 2025

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

NPA is calling out misinformation that undermines consumer confidence in nutritional supplements that are already held to rigorous safety and quality standards.

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2024 Call to Action for the Natural Products Industry

30 years after the passage of DSHEA, what are the most pressing issues facing the industry? Trade associations leaders weigh in.

December 28, 2023

WholeFoods Magazine Contributor

2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). What issues are most pressing right now? Take a look.

Dietary Supplements Under Attack Again

Harvard-based organization claims that dietary supplements, especially those that they refer to as diet pills, cause eating disorders, yet there is a lack of evidence to support any adverse event associated with dietary supplements and eating disorders.

June 2, 2023

Susan J. Hewlings, Ph.D., RD and Douglas S. Kalman, Ph.D., RD

Harvard-based organization claims that dietary supplements, especially those that they refer to as diet pills, cause eating disorders, yet there is a lack of evidence to support any adverse event associated with dietary supplements and eating disorders.

"Game-Changer" Tolerability Study Looks at Cannabidiol Products in Healthy Dogs

June 2, 2023

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

TheNational Animal Supplement Council (NASC) shared positive results research showing the tolerability of broad spectrum cannabidiol (CBD), broad spectrum CBD with cannabigerol (CBG) and broad-spectrum CBD with cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) in healthy male and female dogs when given a daily dose for 90 consecutive days.

Can Civics + Politics = Progress?

August 16, 2022

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

Civics and politics. The mere mention of the words can shut people down. We live in complicated times, requiring thoughtful consideration, respectful debate, and the active intention to improve the health of our planet and its people. Instead, our 24/7 election cycle often breeds a massive "word" war. People are...

Insights on Adverse Event Reporting from the Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit

August 5, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The 7th annual Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit, held in Washington D.C. and virtually on July 21, 2022, hosted briefings from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), toxicologists in the field, legal professionals, and more. Speakers dissected trends in the nutritional supplements market and educated on pressing issues for industry...

CRN: News Reports "Grossly Misrepresent" CDC Report on Melatonin

June 9, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—As WholeFoods Magazine previously reported, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released data regarding the use of melatonin in children. The study authors reported that: During 2012–2021, the annual number of pediatric ingestions of melatonin increased 530% (a total of 260,435 ingestions reported) Pediatric hospitalizations and more serious outcomes...

FDA Sends Warning Letters to CBD, Delta-8 THC Companies

May 4, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has issued warning letters to five companies for selling products labeled as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). FDA said this is the first time warning letters...

FDA Shares "5 Things to Know" about Delta-8 THC

March 30, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an updated consumer update titled 5 Things to Know about Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol – Delta-8 THC. The agency said the notification is in response to an increase in adverse event reports to FDA and poison control centers, online marketing that appeals...

Article Calls for Military AER System; CRN Calls It "Counterproductive," "Wasteful"

February 16, 2022

Julia Peterman

A new article appearing in the Military Times is calling for an adverse event reporting system for military members, a concept which the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is calling “redundant.” The article states that “few people realize that many of these supplements contain ingredients that could make them dangerous...