Robert Marriott News Today

Attempts to restrict access to certain dietary supplement categories at the state-level could potentially pose the most significant threat to the industry since the passage of DSHEA, and the industry needs to unify in response, says Nutrabolt’s chief legal officer.

The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James anticipates filing a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges a law restricting minors’ access to dietary supplements.

Robert Marriott is the director of regulatory affairs for the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), overseeing legislative and regulatory developments affecting the herbal products and dietary supplements industries.

Lawmakers in New York, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Maryland—the most important states for dietary supplements sales—are making moves to restrict access to certain products. This year, more states could follow suit.

A narcotics investigation by the Scott County Special Operations Unit has led to the arrest of a Bettendorf man for allegedly trafficking in LSD and amphetamine pills.

The Food and Drug Administration’s dietary supplements program remains a crucial priority, the agency’s top official said Monday.

The Food and Drug Administration’s dietary supplements program remains a crucial priority, the agency’s top official said Monday.

The Board of the American Herbal Products Association will oppose FDA proposals to reorganize its dietary supplements program into a new Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation.

Leaders of dietary supplement trade groups have expressed concern about an FDA proposal to create an office that combines food chemical safety with supplements.

The supplement industry unanimously opposes a bill in Maryland that would restrict sales of “diet pills” and require dire warnings to be posted.