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Strategic Planning and a Path to a Sustainable Future

June 30, 2023

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

The Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N Health) has always prioritized strategic planning; our focus lies in identifying the key issues that act as standard bearers within our supply chain. By delving deep into these concerns, we uncover underlying threats and forge new pathways to achieve different outcomes.

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Advocacy: Both Work and a Lifestyle

April 19, 2023

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

What does it take to be an effective advocate? Karen Howard, Organic & Natural Health Association, shares her go-to toolbox...and explains why it matters.

NPA to Host Annual Capitol Hill Advocacy Fly-In Day

Industry members throughout the supply chain can join the Natural Products Association on June 7, 2023, for the 2023 Congressional Fly-In and meet with members of Congress.

March 2, 2023

Maggie Jaqua

Industry members throughout the supply chain can join the Natural Products Association on June 7, 2023, for the 2023 Congressional Fly-In and meet with members of Congress.

Vote Hemp Petition Calls for Congress to Up THC Levels in Hemp

July 14, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Vote Hemp is urging the hemp community to join the call to ask Congress to change the legal definition of hemp to allow 1% THC. A petition from Vote Hemp explains: We need Congress to change the definition of hemp to allow up to 1% THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) so that farmers...

Rep. Introduces Legislation Giving FDA Flexibility With CBD

January 14, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Representative Collin Peterson, Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, introduced legislation today that would provide FDA with the flexibility to allow hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to be marketed in dietary supplements, according to a press release. The bill would also require a study and report from USDA, which oversees the...

Congress Fails to Pass CBD Legislation

December 17, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Congress yesterday failed to pass legislation that would appropriate $100,000 for FDA to perform a Health Hazard Evaluation on cannabidiol (CBD), instead creating a conference report that directs funding for research, policy evaluation, market surveillance, and enforcement discretion related to CBD and hemp. However, a conference report does not...

Senators Introduce Legislation Against SARMs

November 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) applauded Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) for the introduction of legislation that will increase consumer safety and enforcement efforts in the battle against illegal products being mismarketed as dietary supplements, according to a press release. The bill, S.2895 Selective Androgen...

Congressmen Ask IRS: Include Supplements as "Medical Expenses"

November 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) and other lawmakers asked IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig to allow selected categories of nutritional supplements to be considered “medical expenses” under Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA).

CBD: Proof that DSHEA Works?

October 17, 2019

Maggie Jaqua

October marked the 25th anniversary of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA)—on October 23, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Natural Products Association (NPA) and United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), along with the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus, were...

Tentative Deal Reached on Farm Bill

November 30, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Negotiators in Congress have struck a tentative deal on the Farm Bill. “We’re pleased to announce that we’ve reached an agreement in principle on the 2018 Farm Bill,” House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and Pat Roberts (R- Kan.) and Ranking Members Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)...