Regulatory

The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry has introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, which will serve as the Senate’s draft for the 2024 Farm Bill.

NXT USA has announced that the patented ingredient TamaFlex has been officially registered as a Food with Functional Claim (FFC) in Japan by the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA).

According to a statement from ODS director, Stefan M. Pasiakos, PhD, the strategic plan outlines three primary goals: advance research, expand capacity, and foster stewardship.

The court has granted a joint motion for stay filed by NPA and FDA, pending the agency's decision on the citizen petition asking FDA to reverse its stance on NMN's status as a dietary ingredient.

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s’ vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs talks about recent class actions and why they are without merit.

In his CRN Convergence '24 conference presentation, Brian Yam of Blue Ocean Regulatory Inc. discussed how brands can last in Amazon’s marketplace.

What does the current regulatory landscape look like and how will the 2024 Farm Bill change things for hemp as a supplement in the near future?

Nutritional Outlook spoke to The Council for Responsible Nutrition's president and CEO, Steve Mister, at its annual meeting, Convergence '24. Mister discussed the latest in its ongoing lawsuit against NY State's law banning the sale of weight management and muscle building products to minors.

Nutritional Outlook sat down with The Council for Responsible Nutrition's Steve Mister ahead of Convergence '24.

The temporary restraining order would prevent the enforcement of these regulations while the lawsuit is being litigated.

The bill would amend the definition of hemp to raise the threshold of delta-9 THC to 1% from 0.3%.

The "Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act" would establish a regulatory regime for products that contain hemp cannabinoids.

On September 24th, 2024, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, a group of California hemp farmers and businesses filed a lawsuit against the regulations.

DHSS to prioritize misbranded intoxicating hemp products in enforcement of Governor's executive order.

On September 23, 2024, trade groups and industry stakeholders testified before the New Jersey Legislature’s Assembly Health Committee in opposition to assembly bill A1848, which would prohibit the sale of weight management and muscle building supplements to minors.

The natural products manufacturer introduced three supplement products in the new line.

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable submitted comments to California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on September 16th, urging the agency to overrule emergency regulations proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

The Attorney General's office says that non-alcoholic beverages with hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) with concentrations of delta-9 THC of no more than 0.3% are legal in South Carolina, assuming you can verify they meet this threshold.

The bill regulates the sale and distribution of products containing synthetic THC, though some challenges remain to be resolved.

The ingredient is also approved to claim as a health benefit that it “helps stimulate the growth of healthy bacteria (such as bifidobacteria) in the intestine/gut.”

The regulations would ban any hemp-derived food, beverage and dietary products from having any THC levels and impose an age restriction of 21 to purchase these products.

The Missouri Hemp Trade Association has filed a lawsuit in the Cole County Circuit Court seeking to prevent the Missouri DHSS from designating food and beverage products containing psychoactive cannabinoids derived from hemp as adulterated and implementing an embargo.

Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is on track to “embargo and condemn” products that contain intoxicating cannabinoids starting September 1, 2024 in accordance to an executive order signed by the state’s governor, Michael L. Parsons.

The Natural Products Association (NPA; Washington, D.C.) has announced that they filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its retroactive application of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) against Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN).

The Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNPHD) of Health Canada has granted PLT Health Solutions an updated license to market its AprèsFlex 5-Day Joint Support Ingredient in Canada.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has replied to a brief from the NYAG's office in response CRN's appeal of the court's dismissal of its motion for a preliminary injunction. The injunction would have halted enforcement of the law, banning the sale of weight management supplements to minors, until the outcome of the lawsuit.

California Assembly Bill 2223 has failed to pass the State Senate.

A California assembly bill (AB-82) that would ban the sale of weight management supplements to minors has failed to advance in the Senate.

The new plant-based stimulant promotes brain health for high-stress situations.

California's Assembly Bill 2223 has prompted criticism of its proposed restrictions on intoxicating hemp products.