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Lobby groups with interest in influencing policies affecting nutrition, including food labeling. Includes information on organizations opposing genetically modified foods (GMOs).

Dietary Supplement Industry Bombards Congress with Cash, then Gets its Way

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released research demonstrating that the dietary supplement industry spent millions of dollars on well-connected lobbyists and made numerous campaign contributions to successfully thwart increased regulatory oversight of supplements.
http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/entry/dietary-supplement-industry-bombards-congress-with-cash-then-gets-its-way
Nutritional & Dietary Supplements - Influence Explorer: Campaign Finance and Lobbying

Nutritional & Dietary Supplements has given $19,551,747 in campaign contributions from 1989 to 2014. See where the money went on Influence Explorer.
http://influenceexplorer.com/industry/nutritional-dietary-supplements/ac845c354d2044649d46598441c966c4
Nutritional & Dietary Supplements - Open Secrets

Breakdown of lobbying expenditures on the industry.
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/induscode.php?id=H4600
Study Warns of Diet Supplement Dangers Kept Quiet by F.D.A. - The New York Times

A new study makes public what the F.D.A. did not: the names of diet and workout supplements that contain the chemical BMPEA, which is similar to amphetamines.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/07/study-warns-of-diet-supplement-dangers-kept-quiet-by-f-d-a/?_r=0
American Herbal Products Association

American Herbal Products Association - The National Trade Association and Voice of the Herbal Products Industry.
http://www.ahpa.org
Apollo Global Management - Influence Explorer: Campaign Finance, Lobbying and Regulations

Apollo Global Management has given $816,145 in campaign contributions from 2007 to 2014. See where the money went on Influence Explorer.
http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/apollo-global-management/3951405671264059a3e32af3efd9f43f
Open Secrets - Apollo Global Management

A special interest's lobbying activity may go up or down over time, depending on how much attention the federal government is giving their issues. Particularly active clients often retain multiple lobbying firms, each with a team of lobbyists, to press their case for them.
https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000021845
Council for Responsible Nutrition-The Science Behind the Supplements

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), founded in 1973, is one of the dietary supplement industry's leading trade associations representing ingredient suppliers and manufacturers. CRN members adhere to a strong code of ethics, comply with dosage limits and manufacture dietary supplements to high quality standards under good manufacturing practices.
http://www.crnusa.org
Council for Responsible Nutrition - Open Secrets

Information on the Council for Responsible Nutrition from Open Secrets.
https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00399659
Herbalife International

Herbalife is a global nutrition and direct-selling company. Learn about our science-based products and proven business opportunity.
http://www.herbalife.com/global

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Dietary Supplement Industry Bombards Congress with Cash, then Gets its Way

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released research demonstrating that the dietary supplement industry spent millions of dollars on well-connected lobbyists and made numerous campaign contributions to successfully thwart increased regulatory oversight of supplements.
http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/entry/dietary-supplement-industry-bombards-congress-with-cash-then-gets-its-way
Nutritional & Dietary Supplements - Influence Explorer: Campaign Finance and Lobbying

Nutritional & Dietary Supplements has given $19,551,747 in campaign contributions from 1989 to 2014. See where the money went on Influence Explorer.
http://influenceexplorer.com/industry/nutritional-dietary-supplements/ac845c354d2044649d46598441c966c4
Nutritional & Dietary Supplements - Open Secrets

Breakdown of lobbying expenditures on the industry.
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/induscode.php?id=H4600
Study Warns of Diet Supplement Dangers Kept Quiet by F.D.A. - The New York Times

A new study makes public what the F.D.A. did not: the names of diet and workout supplements that contain the chemical BMPEA, which is similar to amphetamines.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/07/study-warns-of-diet-supplement-dangers-kept-quiet-by-f-d-a/?_r=0
American Herbal Products Association

American Herbal Products Association - The National Trade Association and Voice of the Herbal Products Industry.
http://www.ahpa.org
Apollo Global Management - Influence Explorer: Campaign Finance, Lobbying and Regulations

Apollo Global Management has given $816,145 in campaign contributions from 2007 to 2014. See where the money went on Influence Explorer.
http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/apollo-global-management/3951405671264059a3e32af3efd9f43f
Open Secrets - Apollo Global Management

A special interest's lobbying activity may go up or down over time, depending on how much attention the federal government is giving their issues. Particularly active clients often retain multiple lobbying firms, each with a team of lobbyists, to press their case for them.
https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000021845
Council for Responsible Nutrition-The Science Behind the Supplements

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), founded in 1973, is one of the dietary supplement industry's leading trade associations representing ingredient suppliers and manufacturers. CRN members adhere to a strong code of ethics, comply with dosage limits and manufacture dietary supplements to high quality standards under good manufacturing practices.
http://www.crnusa.org
Council for Responsible Nutrition - Open Secrets

Information on the Council for Responsible Nutrition from Open Secrets.
https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00399659
Herbalife International

Herbalife is a global nutrition and direct-selling company. Learn about our science-based products and proven business opportunity.
http://www.herbalife.com/global

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Lobby groups with interest in influencing policies affecting nutrition, including food labeling. Includes information on organizations opposing genetically modified foods (GMOs).

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