Quality

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.).

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.

This week, by a vote of 321-101, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1996, the SAFE Banking Act. The SAFE Banking Act prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate cannabis-related business.

CHPA released the following statement in response to new research published in Clinical Toxicology. The study found nine illegal stimulants, including deterenol, in fraudulently marketed sports and weight loss supplements.

This week, the House Judiciary Committee had scheduled a hearing on the SHOP SAFE Act, entitled, "The SHOP SAFE Act: Stemming the Rising Tide of Unsafe Counterfeit Products Online." CHPA is an enthusiastic supporter of the SHOP SAFE Act. 

CHPA, along with a wide coalition of organizations, co-signed a joint press release in support of the re-introduction of this bipartisan CBD bill.

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.