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A new bill would create a new federal food agency, separate from the regulation of drugs. AHPA is cautiously supportive of the idea.

Usana Health Sciences reported more than a 10% drop in quarterly sales. Poor market conditions in China and elsewhere in Asia were to blame. The company plans to speed up new product launches to compensate.

Multi-level marketing giant Herbalife seems to have halted its years-long sales slide. Sales were flat in the second quarter on a constant currency basis, and the company has announced these two initiatives aimed at restoring momentum.

Sen. Mark Kelly is on Kamala Harris’s short list of possible running mates. He knows about supplements, having been paid by Shaklee for promotional activities. That could help the industry, sources said.

Alkemist Labs is offering a free guidance document that will help brand holders more easily find reliable analytical lab partners. Getting this choice wrong could saddle a brand with hard-to-overcome regulatory and liability problems.

The testing results of resveratrol and vitamin K2 products sold online were revealed today. Most of the products failed to meet label claim.

Legacy CBD player Charlotte’s Web has aggressively slashed costs, launched a new ecommerce platform and cut a distribution deal with Walmart in a bid to stay afloat amid a difficult market for hemp-derived products.

A bill that would have restricted sale of some supplements to minors has died in the California State Senate. A similar bill had been vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsome in 2022.

BASF said Wednesday that vitamin A and E production won’t resume at its main plant before January 2025. The plant had been damaged by an explosion and fire on July 29.

New products and new companies were featured at the inaugural Newtopia Now trade show in Denver this week.