Jeremy Kerstetter, Assistant Editor08.06.15
In months past we have seen numerous attempts by various groups to increase regulations and supervision of the nutrition and dietary supplement industry.
At the onset of 2015, for example, New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman began an investigation into the herbal supplements industry, rallying other state attorneys general and sending letters requesting additional requirements and oversight to be placed on the industry, specifically concerning disclosure of brands being sold by marketers and their products’ ingredients.
Even as recently as the beginning of June, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced and co-sponsored three amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2016. These amendments—SA 1560, SA 1561, and SA 1562—were put forward with the intention of ensuring quality supplements, removing harmful and illegal supplements, and enhancing the requirement for reporting and recording of military personnel’s dietary supplement usage.
To rally against these amendments and to raise support in Congress against their passage, the
At the onset of 2015, for example, New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman began an investigation into the herbal supplements industry, rallying other state attorneys general and sending letters requesting additional requirements and oversight to be placed on the industry, specifically concerning disclosure of brands being sold by marketers and their products’ ingredients.
Even as recently as the beginning of June, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced and co-sponsored three amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2016. These amendments—SA 1560, SA 1561, and SA 1562—were put forward with the intention of ensuring quality supplements, removing harmful and illegal supplements, and enhancing the requirement for reporting and recording of military personnel’s dietary supplement usage.
To rally against these amendments and to raise support in Congress against their passage, the
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