The California State Legislature passed the bill by voting 44-12, which imposes age restrictions on access to “dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills.” By law, dietary supplements for weight loss are defined as a class of dietary supplements that are sold or used to achieve weight loss. Adults under Section 342 of Title 21 of US Law. “
Parliamentary Bill 1341 (AB 1341) was previously put on hold by the State Expenditure Commission and postponed its passage until the Parliament was reconvened in January 2022. Having passed Congress, the bill will be sent to the California Senate. The bill’s sponsors argue that a law is needed because of the link between weight loss products and eating disorders. Legislative critics claim that no such link exists. For example, the Natural Products Association (NPA; Washington, DC) has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine if such an association exists and is free of adverse events or reports. I decided. Related to dietary supplements and eating disorders.
In a press release, NPA President and CEO Dr. Daniel Fabricant said, “We share the concerns of teenagers with eating disorders, but they are included in vitamin water, fruit smoothies and other common products. It’s an overkill to ban these ingredients in grocery stores. ” “More Americans are looking to natural products during a pandemic because they want to stay healthy. Obesity and malnutrition are serious problems in the United States, so nutritional support through government programs. Focusing on increasing access to food, including WIC, SNAP, through personal health savings accounts.
The NPA argues that the law not only imposes a high burden on small businesses, but can also lead people under the age of 18 to rely on shaded online retailers rather than responsible physical retailers. doing. The association’s grassroots campaign has sent more than 4,000 letters and 3,000 calls to elected California officials, and NPA Director of Government Affairs Kyle Turk testified against the bill last year. Similar legislation is being considered in New York, New Jersey, Missouri and Massachusetts.
“We need to get people to hear their voice and tell the elected officials to reject this false proposal,” Fabricant said. “The federal government has a tremendous amount of enforcement power and a long track record in punishing criminals who violate the law. We support the active enforcement of the law to protect consumers, but this No suggestions are needed, and we don’t just do anything to protect public health. “
