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This article provides a comprehensive overview of recent changes in US trade policy. It highlights key developments such as new global tariffs and bilateral trade agreements, sector- and country-specific investigations, North American trade developments, geopolitical trade measures, and US-China trade relations so that members of the US dietary supplement industry can better understand trade policy issues affecting the US market.

AbstractThis article examines the issue of influencer-driven advertising in the German food supplement market from the perspective of German consumer protection organizations. It highlights regulatory gaps in consumer health protection related to misleading health claims, inadequate dosage controls, and unregulated online marketing practices. The article also demonstrates the need for strengthened consumer health protection through coordinated regulatory action at the European level.

This article discusses the regulatory classification of novel foods, providing guidance for companies on the procedures that apply to novel foods and ingredients in the EU and internationally. It addresses how to navigate current regulatory complexity to realize commercial opportunities, as well as the challenges and opportunities for bringing food and food supplement products containing innovative ingredients or production techniques to markets worldwide.

The dietary supplement industry in the US faces increasing class action risk driven by labeling, testing, and compliance claims. Courts continue to apply the reasonable consumer standard when assessing plausibility, and recent decisions emphasizing that context, qualifiers, and disclaimers matter have strengthened that defense. This article examines current trends in class action lawsuits, including challenges to FDA disclaimers for structure/function claims, inaccurate protein %DV declarations, and discrepancies in labeled ingredient amounts. It also addresses lawsuits targeting 'greenwashing,” slack-fill, and synthetic ingredient claims and underscoring the importance of substantiated, contextual labeling and proactive compliance strategies.