The Shelton Group

05/01/2025

Suzanne Shelton has spent years creating a well-regarded public relations firm, the Shelton Group, which services the supplement industry.

10/24/2024

30 years ago President Clinton signed into law the Dietary Supplement Health & Education act, which established a legal framework for regulating dietary supplements at a time when FDA was trying pretty hard to edge them out of the marketplace. It was the result of a massive effort by health conscious consumers, health food stores, vitamin makers, and all of us working in the industry to make this happen.

When he signed the bill, President Clinton added a signing statement that is pretty great.

Today I am pleased to sign S. 784, the "Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994." After several years of intense efforts, manufacturers, experts in nutrition, and legislators, acting in a conscientious alliance with consumers at the grassroots level, have moved successfully to bring comm...

08/30/2022

It's always frustrating to see sloppy science used to claim a botanical did someone harm when that herb has such a strong safety profile.

Natural products industry experts explain why they are questioning coroner's findings linking mulberry leaf to woman's death.

06/06/2022

Good Article by American Herbal Products Association president Michael McGuffin on how herbs and supplements are regulated. Drives me crazy to read articles saying they are not (I'm looking at you in particular, New York Times!) when I see how hard our clients work to meet and surpass what is required by law.

With fewer recalls than conventional foods, drugs, animal products and medical devices, supplements could be considered the safest class of goods FDA regulates.