The Alliance for Natural Health USA (ANH-USA) after the agency rejected ANH’s request to allow dietary supplement labels to include science-based health claims drawn from federal scientists’ own research. Add your voice to the conversation and tell FDA to stand by its own data. This current lawsuit is the second ANH-USA has brought against the FDA. The first lawsuit, filed…
Newly introduced legislation would allow Americans to aside funds to cover the purchase of dietary supplements, treating them as qualified medical expenses. The Dietary Supplement Access Act would allow citizens to use up to $500 annually that they contribute to Health Saving Accounts (HSA) or Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA) on the purchase of vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, and amino acids…
Under a new Executive Order “Made in the USA” label claims on dietary supplements will come under more scrutiny. This effort could generate more trust in country-of-origin labeling for consumers yet create a burdensome hurdle for U.S.-based supplement manufacturers. At its core, Executive Order (EO)14392, titled “Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to Be Made in America,” aims to ensure…
The Food and Drug Administration is implementing a “bold food agenda” that will strengthen oversight of chemicals in our food supply. The agenda has two new initiatives: finalization of its food chemical safety post-market assessment program and reassessing the food additives butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and azodicarbonamide (ADA). Food chemical safety post-market assessment program The food chemical safety post-market assessment program…
A bill requiring dietary supplement manufacturers to list their products with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prior to market entry has re-surfaced yet again. Just three months after Sen. Dick Durbin introduced the 2026 version of his Dietary Supplement Listing Act, Rep. Maxine Dexter, MD has reintroduced the same bill earlier this month. Concerns about the legislation Over the…
What is a dietary supplement? Advances in technology and new ingredient discoveries have prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rethink what constitutes a supplement. During a recent public meeting with industry representatives titled “Exploring the Scope of Dietary Supplement Ingredients,” the FDA tried to better define what makes up a dietary supplement. The answer and its implications for…
The GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act would establish a federal interagency task force to review pre-2000 GRAS determinations not previously submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. Under the proposed bill introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler, the committee would include FDA, Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weighing in on…
Across the country, millions of Americans rely on dietary supplements to support healthy lifestyles. That’s why Citizens for Health supports the recently introduced federal legislation: the Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act. Rep. Nick Langworthy’s bill would create consistent, nationwide standards for dietary supplements by preventing a patchwork of state-by-state regulations. Presently, supplements are federally regulated by the Food and Drug…
When it comes to the food we feed our families, transparency matters. That’s why Citizens for Health welcomes the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to allow companies to use a clear and truthful “no artificial colors” claim when their products are free from petroleum-based synthetic dyes. For years, consumers have expressed concern about the presence of artificial colors in…
At a time when millions of Americans rely on dietary supplements to support their health and wellness, Congress should be focused on policies that protect consumer access, choice and innovation. Unfortunately, Sen. Dick Durbin’s reintroduction of the Dietary Supplement Listing Act misses the mark. Why this bill is wrong for consumers While the bill is promoted as a commonsense measure…