Out of Kids' Hands Campaign Scores Major Victory in New York
April 22, 2024, marked a monumental win for the Out of Kids’ Hands campaign. Thanks to the strategic thinking and unwavering support from an impressive collation of community organizations, youth advocates, and champion lawmakers, S.5863/A.5610D has officially taken effect in New York. Despite the supplement industry’s attempts to interfere with its enforcement, a New York judge officially denied the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s motion for a preliminary injunction. We have made a crucial step toward protecting kids’ physical and mental well-being across the United States. Stores and online retailers can no longer sell harmful weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to anyone under 18 years old. Find Senator Mayer’s full press release here, and once again, a big congratulations to the fierce community organizations, youth advocates, and lawmakers behind this campaign. The combined effort from these groups has not only been at the forefront of this campaign but has also inspired others to get involved in much-needed eating disorder prevention advocacy.
Thank you New York Assemblymember Rozic and Senator Mayer for being champions of bills to protect young people from dangerous weight loss and muscle-building supplements.
Introduced by New York Assemblymember Nily Rozic and Senator Shelley Mayer in the 2023 New York legislative session, Senate Bill S5823/Assembly Bill A5610 will protect kids from dangerously underregulated over-the-counter diet pills and muscle-building supplements by restricting the sale to adults 18 years or older. The law goes into effect April 22, 2024.
News articles:
- New York Bans Sales of Diet, Muscle Building Supplements to Minors – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Senator Mayer and Assemblywoman Rozic’s First-In-The-Nation Bill to Limit Sale of Diet Pills and Supplements to Children Approved by Governor Hochul – New York State Senate Press Release
Helpful materials:
- Youth Infographic for New York
- New York Talking Points
- Green Tea Extract Is a Liver Toxin – Infographic
- Partner organization support letter for New York S5823/A5610
- Letter in support of New York S5823/A5610 from Jason M. Nagata, MD, MSc
- Letter in support of New York S5823 from former supplements sales representatives and store manager
- Letter in support of New York A5610 from former supplements sales representatives and store manager
