Q Sciences initially disclaimed responsibility for its independent sales representatives’ claims posted on social media and questioned whether BBB National Programs’ Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council had jurisdiction to review advertising for its nutritional, fitness, weight-loss, energy and hemp products.
Health and wellness product direct seller Quintessential Biosciences LLC’s removal or modification of some but not all of the ad claims challenged by an industry self-regulation group could lead to it hearing from federal regulators.
The firm, dba Q Sciences, acted after initially disclaiming responsibility for its independent sales representatives’ claims posted on social media and questioning whether BBB National Programs Inc
Four months into session, no bills have been introduced in Congress to authorize FDA to establish a regulatory pathway for the lawful use of hemp ingredients in products other than drugs or propose some other solution to the federal conundrum present since lawmakers in 2018 de-scheduled hemp.
Dyes and colors which FDA says industries agree should no longer be used aren’t unsafe and are currently used only with the agency’s approval, industry stakeholders say. Center for Science in the Public Interest says the dyes are used “in tens of thousands of foods and beverages that are commonly consumed here in the United States.”
Being poor makes it more likely that you will suffer from self-treatable health conditions but it also means you will find it harder to take advantage of self-care solutions, finds a recently-published study by Bayer Consumer Health and IQVIA.
