Regulation and Legislation

Leading supplement trade associations join forces to educate members of Congress on the importance of supplements for athletes and the danger of illegal steroid use in teens.

As genetically modified crops take over half of all the land harvested in the United States, disagreements still arise as to how best slow the march of GMOs across America’s fields and tables.

Nanoagriculture regulation is coming, even if we don’t know yet how nanotechnology affects a plant’s biology—and for that matter, our own. The antidote: More studies on nanotech.

Yesterday, the Senate voted against postponing swipe fee reform for debit cards, causing celebrations among the natural retailer community as debit card transaction fees are poised to fall from 44 cents to 12 cents.

Several years of FDA enforcement action has culminated this week as U.S. Marshalls seized dietary supplements products from UAS Laboratories and Wyldewood Cellars because of drug claims on product labels.

Good Manufacturing Practices inspections are ramping up—and so are the violations. In 2010, FDA discovered more instances of noncompliance by supplement companies than expected. The good news? These findings offer others guidance on how to ensure GMP compliance.

The new dietary guidelines released by the U.S. government January 31 advocate that people obtain the daily nutrients they need primarily from food, but acknowledge the need for supplements.

FDA warning to a pharmacy triggers protest on the Internet.

Male sexual enhancement product being illegally sold as a dietary supplement.