The industry poured forth with loving tributes this week to the Chinese medicinal herb pioneer Bill Brevoort, who passed away on July 28 at his home in Kona, HI. He was 75 and had recently been diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. “Bill was a truly amazing, brilliant, spiritual, one-of-a-kind man,” said...
Washington, DC — In a show of cooperative unity, members of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) convene together for the first time on Capitol Hill today to lobby legislators and their staff on the merits of nutritional supplements and their value to consumers...
Washington, D.C. — The Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL), created by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and developed and administered by UL is officially live, one year after its announcement and a period of beta testing. “Last month, during Expo West, it was heartening to witness the high level...
Anaheim, CA — Elizabeth Lambert presented Suzanne Shelton with the American Herbal Products Association's (AHPA) Herbal Hero Award at Expo West on March 9th. Shelton is the founding and managing partner of Shelton Group, and was a chair member of the AHPA Communications Committee. Lambert spoke of Shelton's involvement and praised the work she has done with AHPA. "Suzanne...
Anaheim, CA — Rupa Das, vice president of global quality and compliance, BI Nutraceuticals, was presented the American Herbal Products Association's (AHPA) Herbal Industry Leadership Award by Brenda Van Goethem. "We have relied on BI Nutraceuticals for their extensive sourcing expertise, intimate knowledge of the supply chain, innovative manufacturing technologies and...
Silver Spring, MD — AHPA (American Herbal Products Association) is adopting label guidance for products/supplements containing fungi in their ingredients. The aim is to lessen labeling and manufacturing issues by providing common names and stages of fungal ingredients. The guidance will be available in two years. While AHPA develops guidance policies, U.S...
Rockville, MD — Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Revised Draft Guidance for New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications in August, industry has been working hard to understand how exactly it has changed since 2011, where it has improved and where further revisions should take place. It...
