New York: Out of Kids Hands

Legislative Update

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

April 22, 2024, marked a major victory for the Out of Kids’ Hands campaign as S.5863/A.5610D officially took effect in New York. Thanks to the strategic work of community organizations, youth advocates, and champion lawmakers, stores and online retailers are now prohibited from selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to anyone under 18. 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.

A major win in New York: the State Court of Appeals has refused another industry attempt to block the state’s new law restricting sales of OTC diet pills and muscle-building supplements to minors. The law remains in effect while the legal challenge proceeds. This ruling strengthens momentum across the country for protecting young people’s health. Onward with Out of Kids’ Hands!

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.

Bill Information

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 went into effect April 22, 2024.

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