Government

U.S. Congressional representatives revive Dietary Supplement Caucus

31-Jan-2024 By Claudia Adrien

After sitting idle for a few years, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is bringing the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (CDSC) back to life.

UK Gov prioritises at-risk groups with free winter vitamin D

02-Dec-2020 By Will Chu

The UK Government is to offer free vitamin D supplements to the most vulnerable in a move that supports bone and muscle health affected during lockdown but stops short of directly addressing COVID-19.

GNC severs longstanding relationship with USPLabs

20-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

GNC Holdings has suspended sales of USPLabs products in the wake of that company’s high profile criminal indictment. This marks a break in a relationship that has persisted through government challenges and civil lawsuits.

Once it gets warmed up, government can wield big hammer, former prosecutor says

19-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

The USPLabs case demonstrates the tools investigators and prosecutors can bring to bear when looking into the dealings of a dietary supplement company, a former prosecutor says.

Weekly comment

Chasing down obesity

09-May-2006

It is time to admit that society is fighting a part-time battle
against the bulge, willingly lambasting soft drinks, burgers and
chocolate, while shuffling silently away from a fairly dismal
exercise rate.

FDA sets up meeting to discuss NDIs

19-Oct-2004

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a public meeting
on 15 November to give industry and consumers the chance to discuss
the government body's premarket notification program for new
dietary ingredients (NDIs).

NZ gov to end GMO trial ban

26-Oct-2001

The New Zealand government will next week end a 16-month ban on new
"field" trials of genetically-modified organisms (GMO)