States’ Restrictions On Sales Of Weight Loss OTCs, Supplements Stalled By Vetoes, Lobbying

States’ efforts on prohibiting sales to minors of OTC diet drugs as well as weight loss and bodybuilding supplements to minors didn’t advance in 2022, setting stage for more showdowns in 2023.

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Governors and state legislators have pressed pause on legislation to prohibit selling OTC diet drugs and weight loss and bodybuilding dietary supplement sales to minors, a lull that could provide an opening for the dietary supplement industry to ramp up its opposition to the changes.

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