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Out of Kids' Hands Campaign Scores Major Victory in New York

Today, April 22, 2024, marks a monumental win for the Out of Kids’ Hands campaign. Thanks to your unwavering support in protecting children’s health and well-being, 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. Starting today, weight-loss and muscle-building supplements cannot be sold online or in-store to anyone under 18 years old. Find Senator Mayer’s full press release here, and once again, thank you for your part in this amazing achievement. Without your continued support, none of this much-needed change would be possible.

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.

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Today marks a win for the Out of Kids’ Hands Campaign! Thanks to our youth advocates, S.5863/A.5610D took effect in NY state on April 22, 2024, restricting sales of weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors. A judge denied an injunction motion by the supplement industry. This much-needed change protects children’s health and well-being. Find Senator Mayer’s full press release here.

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