Newsom Bans Under-18 Sales of Some Diet Pills, Muscle Supplements, Fines Up to $500
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 9
Newsom Bans Under-18 Sales of Some Diet Pills, Muscle Supplements, Fines Up to $500
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 9
Summary
California's new AB 2030 bars retailers from selling certain over-the-counter weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to people under 18 starting Jan. 1, 2027, with civil penalties of up to $500 per violation.
The law targets products labeled or marketed for weight loss or muscle gain, after the governor's office warned nonprescribed supplements can be mislabeled or contaminated with substances including steroids.
Research cited by the state says nearly 1 in 10 adolescents have used such products, and diet-pill use was linked to a sixfold higher chance of an eating-disorder diagnosis within three years.
Creatine, green tea extract, raspberry ketone, garcinia cambogia and green coffee bean extract may factor into court reviews, but the measure does not automatically ban all creatine products and allows sales with a prescription.
Industry group AHPA opposed the law as scientifically unjustified and unclear, while the Center for Science in the Public Interest backed it, saying supplement makers often target teens with deceptive claims.