Ingredient Safety

Last week, Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced the Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act, intended to protect consumers by stopping the online sale of harmful counterfeit products. This follows introduction of the same legislation by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Congressmen Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-Ga.), and Ben Cline (R-Va.).

This week, CHPA submitted written testimony in opposition New York Assembly Bill 431-B, which prohibits individuals under the age of 18 from buying dietary supplements and OTC drugs for weight loss.

Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) recently introduced legislation to combat the online sale of stolen, counterfeit, and dangerous consumer products by ensuring transparency of high-volume third-party sellers in online retail marketplaces.

In a new letter, ACI and CHPA call on FDA to withdraw its temporary guidance for the manufacturing of alcohol-based hand sanitizer products.

CHPA is set to testify on Monday before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health. The hearing, which will be held virtually, is the first policy committee hearing for the Commonwealth’s legislature in 2021. Nearly 50 bills are scheduled to be considered during the hearing, including four bills on which CHPA will be testifying.

CHPA released the following statement in response to FDA’s warning that consumers avoid certain male enhancement and weight loss products sold by major online retailers due to hidden, potentially dangerous drug ingredients.

Today’s column in the Los Angeles Times is aligned with calls from responsible manufacturers in the dietary supplement industry who agree that regulations need to be modernized and strengthened.