Earlier this year, legislators in California proposed a new law that would set up a universal healthcare system in the state, similar to the Canadian system. Considering the scope of this proposal and the fact that it has been made in the most populous state, SB 840 has received remarkably little attention. Recently I came [...]

This from the 10/10/05 edition of the NNFA Supplement email newsletter: In an effort to draw attention to adverse event reporting (AER) for dietary supplements, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced and promptly withdrew an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act that would have prohibited the sale of certain dietary supplements on military bases if manufacturers [...]

An article in yesterday’s New York Times discusses the release of a state task force report recommending that NY take a role in overseeing the dietary supplement industry. Citing a lack of federal oversight of the dietary supplement industry, a state task force is recommending that New York provide its own supervision in order to [...]