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Free speech organisations are warning that new education directives will broaden book bans in schools, arguing the orders will restrict what students can read. The groups say the measures give officials wider authority to remove titles from libraries and classrooms. The reports stem from Florida outlets, suggesting the policy debate centres on US state education policy, with civil liberties groups pushing back against expanded censorship powers.
- 2CRN Warns California Supplement Age Restrictions Will Limit Access▼CRN Cautions California Consumers: New Unfounded Age Restrictions on Array of Dietary Supplements Will Limit Access and Restrict Free Speech
The Council for Responsible Nutrition is cautioning California consumers that newly proposed age-based restrictions on a broad range of dietary supplements would limit consumer access to products and restrict free speech, according to the trade group's public statement. The industry body argues the measures are unfounded and would affect many supplement categories, prompting debate over regulation of the state's supplement market.