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NMN, FDA, and the Supplement Industry’s Fight for Its Life (Updated 7/17/23)

FDA NMN Background: A battle is brewing between the dietary supplement industry and the FDA. It’s over the legal status of an ingredient known as NMN, a natural vitamin with powerful anti-aging potential. After a company followed the guidelines to get NMN acknowledged as a legal dietary ingredient, the FDA has gone back on its word,[…]
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Dan Fabricant (NPA): Why You Need to Show Up in Washington DC | Episode #100

Dan Fabricant: NPA's 2023 Washington DC Fly-In Day for Episode #100 on the PricePlow Podcast

https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/dan-fabricant-npa-2023-washington-dc

For Episode 100 of the PricePlow Podcast, Ben and Mike flew to Washington D.C. for the Natural Products Association’s annual DC Fly-In Day on June 7, 2023. Fly-in days, also known as “lobby days”, bring individuals together to advocate with legislators and other officials on behalf of their shared interests.

So this was […]
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Melatonin and CBD Under Fire? Meet Pieter Cohen, the Grim Reaper of ‘Gray Area’ Ingredients

Melatonin CBD Pieter Cohen FDA

The Journal of the American Medicine Association (JAMA) recently published a study showing that the quality control on melatonin gummies in the United States may not be the best – unfortunately, only 12% of the products tested were FDA compliant.[1]

Reason being, the FDA generally allows a discrepancy of up to 10% between a product’s […]
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FDA Announcement on CBD: We Need Help from Congress

FDA CBD Congress

On January 26th, 2023, the FDA made a major announcement regarding CBD (Cannabidiol), coming after years of deliberation, debate, and discussion. The gist of the message:

“We need help from Congress!”

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FDA to Congress: We need more tools!

In a press release titled […]
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The Top 5 Supplement Industry Trends from SupplySide West 2022

SupplySide West 2022 Trends

SupplySide West 2022 has come and gone, but this year’s annual trip to Las Vegas left a lasting impression. SupplySide West (SSW) is an annual industry trade show run by Informa Markets that gathers professionals across the supply chains of the dietary supplement ingredient and functional foods/beverages industries.

This trade show is best for catching […]
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The NPA is Fighting Dick Durbin’s 2022 Supplement Bill (S.4090) | PPP #067

Natural Products Association vs. Dick Durbin S.4090

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On April 26, Senators Dick Durbin (IL) and Mike Braun (IN) proposed a bill titled Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022,[1,2] which would have serious ramifications on the way business and commerce is done in the dietary supplement industry.

We invited a powerhouse team of industry veterans and experts to discuss what this […]
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New York Creatine Ban for Teens? Legislator Wants to Sell It Like Cigarettes

New York Creatine

You’ve heard about disinformation news campaigns. Now you can see in real-time what happens when your local legislators react to them without doing enough research.

If you haven’t read what’s going on in New York, then take a minute to understand the extreme bill introduced in the New York legislature that would ban the […]
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The 2016 FDA NDI Draft Guidance Document: How To Destroy The ENTIRE Dietary Supplement Industry in 102 Pages

FDA NDI Draft Guidance 2016

Disclaimer: This article was co-authored by Bruce Kneller and Mike.

On August 12th 2016, the FDA published a new Draft Guidance Document for NDIs (New Dietary Ingredients), in the Federal Register. Since this document is 102 pages long, there is much to discuss.

TL;DR

The FDA’s proposal is nothing short of a multi-pronged attack […]
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