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September 2024 People News

Who is moving up and who is moving on in the natural products industry? Get updated on the latest!

September 3, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Get the scoop on the latest promotions, new hires, awards and honors in the natural products industry!

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Merchandising Insights

DSHEA at 30: Supply-Side View

In Part I of this series, independent retailers shared their views. Now, in Part II, we hear from experts throughout the natural products supply chain.

September 3, 2024

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Thirty years after DSHEA, industry leaders grapple with how to maintain access to natural products in a changing landscape.

Natural Products Industry News Briefs: TSI, Cargill, Natural Grocers, & More

What's new in natural? Catch up on the latest!

August 3, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Read up on all the latest news in the natural products industry.

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Celebrating 40 Over 40!

These natural products industry companies have serious longevity!

January 17, 2024

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

To all those in the natural products industry who are marking milestones, we congratulate you on your years of success and wish you many more.

Dysfunctional Bureaucracy? Industry leaders and senators outline concerns with FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally responded to a citizen petition submitted on March 7, 2023, by the Natural Products Association (NPA) and Alliance for Natural Health (ANH)...well, sort of responded.

September 25, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally responded to a citizen petition submitted on March 7, 2023, by the Natural Products Association (NPA) and Alliance for Natural Health (ANH). Get updated on the latest.

People News September 2023

Who is moving up and who is moving on in the natural products industry? Get updated on the latest!

August 23, 2023

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Who is moving up and who is moving on in the natural products industry? Get updated on the latest!

People News: December 2022

November 29, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Anissa Medina has joined the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) as Education & Events Manager. Medina has served as Vice President for State Lobbying for the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. In her new role, she will manage and strengthen AHPA’s educational programming on regulatory compliance, technical issues, and other topics in...

AHPA: Mandatory Product Listing Could Cost Dietary Supplement Industry $20M

May 24, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Silver Spring, MD—Nearly $20 million. That's how much the dietary supplement industry will need to spend for initial compliance with the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, according to a study from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) that measured the time and associated costs to prepare product listings as...

AHPA Releases Brochures Covering Sustainable Harvesting Practices

October 5, 2021

Julia Peterman

Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has issued two new brochures covering sustainable harvest and good stewardship best practices for oshá (Ligusticum porter) and saw palmetto (Serenoa repens). Both brochures are available for free, and both are available in English and Spanish, recognizing the large Spanish-speaking population of...

House Introduces HSA/FSA/HRA Legislation

September 15, 2021

Julia Peterman

Washington, D.C.—Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to permit expenditures from health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to be used for dietary supplements. H.R. 5214, introduced by Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), would amend the Internal...