Washington, D.C.—Several industry associations have sent the IRS a joint letter expressing the importance of expanding Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) to include dietary supplements as “medical expenses.” The letter applauds the portion of the CARES Act which restored the ability to obtain reimbursement from eligible...
Salem, OR—The Oregon Attorney General’s office has postponed a rulemaking that would allow and encourage baseless lawsuits in Oregon against dietary supplements makers. The Proposed Rule would allow private plaintiffs to initiate a lawsuit by alleging, without scientific evaluation or public interest analysis, that a company making a health benefit...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has reported a range of supply chain issues to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a press release. The issues were submitted by members and by others in the herbal community. AHPA is continuing to collect supply chain data to...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced its 2020 awards, given to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the herbal products industry, according to a press release. Rather than being presented at Expo West, as per usual, the awards will be presented at SupplySide...
Washington, D.C.—The dietary supplement industry is commending FDA for taking action to protect consumers by calling out marketers who make illegal and unsubstantiated drug claims related to COVID-19, according to a press release. FDA has sent 16 warning letters to companies claiming that their products can prevent, treat, or cure...
Washington, D.C.—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the FDA and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters to three companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 products. The letters went to Gaia’s Whole Healing Essentials LLC, Homeomart Indibuy, and Health Mastery Systems DBA Pure Plant Essentials. Gaia’s Whole Healing Essentials...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has updated its advisory memo on identification of essential critical infrastructure workers during COVID-19: It now explicitly mentions manufacturer workers for dietary supplements as being essential. It also includes food manufacturer employees and their supplier employees; workers supporting groceries and any other retail...
UPDATE: Following the signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by President Donald Trump on March 27, Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service, issued the following statement: “Congress has responded to the President’s call for ambitious legislation to support our...
Washington, D.C.—The 5th annual Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS), which was originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 27, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 16, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. All existing registrations and pricing will be honored. The one-day summit is an educational industry event...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has provided an update regarding what qualifies as “essential business” and “critical infrastructure” as federal, state, and local governments take increased action to require social distancing as a protective measure to minimize community spread of COVID-19. The President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America,...
