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Herbalife Looks For Momentum With Change At Helm After Q4 And Full-Year Dips In Net Sales

Along with its 2024 full-year and fourth-quarter results – both down slightly – the Los Angeles-based firm on 19 February announced its board appointed Stephan Gratziani, president since January 2024, as CEO effective 1 May.

US FDA Food Safety Leader Resigns In Protest Of White House-Ordered Layoffs

Jim Jones, the head of the FDA's food programs, resigned due to widespread layoffs at the agency imposed by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Thinner FDA Available To Work With Industries On Strengthening Access To Consumer Health Products

As many as 700 employees reportedly dismissed from posts starting on 14 February as the culling of the federal workforce by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency reaches FDA.

US FDA’s Top Food Safety Executive Resigns In Protest Of White House-Ordered Layoffs

Jim Jones resigna due to widespread layoffs at the agency the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency imposed.

Michael McGuffin Remembered For Passion, Impact As AHPA President, Herbal Industry Leader

"While we mourn his passing, we also celebrate his remarkable legacy, which will continue to shape AHPA and the broader industry for years to come,” AHPA says.

Commission Led By HHS Secretary Kennedy Will Probe ‘Threats’ To Children, Including Medicines

President Trump's Executive Order creating the commission names mental health and weight-loss drugs as treatments of concern. But it does not mention vaccines, which Kennedy has criticized.

Consumer Health Sector Anxious To Ask For Changes With Kennedy As HHS Secretary

Trade groups say they welcome working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on expanding and improving consumer access to OTC drugs and dietary supplements. White House “Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative” limits filling federal agency vacancies.

FDA Guidance Docs On Trial Diversity, Sex Differences Restored After Court Order

A federal judge granted Doctors for America’s motion for a temporary restraining order directing the FDA and CDC to restore information removed from the agencies’ websites to comply with a presidential executive order targeting “gender ideology extremism.”

US FDA Diversity Action Plan And Sex Differences Webpages Restored: Will Others Follow?

A federal judge granted Doctors for America’s motion for a temporary restraining order directing the FDA and CDC to restore information removed from the agencies’ websites to comply with a presidential executive order targeting “gender ideology extremism.”

Surveys Show Energy A Priority For US Consumers With 82% Reporting Supplement Product Use

US consumer survey commissioned by NOW Health suggests energy could dominate wellness priorities in 2025 while CRN’s most recent survey showed use of specific supplements such as magnesium, prebiotics and ashwagandha increased compared to previous years. Overall interest in vitamin, mineral and supplement products is higher in several other countries, according to Statista.