Washington, D.C.—Stressing the importance of intellectual property protection for both consumer safety and product innovation, the Natural Products Association (NPA) has filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office calling for strong intellectual property protection for nutritional supplements. NPA submitted comments regarding a patent eligibility jurisprudence study requested by Senators...
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...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) has filed a Citizen’s Petition with the Food and Drug Administration, requesting that N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) not be excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement. As WholeFoods previously reported, despite decades on the marker as a dietary supplement, in July 2020, FDA issued multiple...
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have released a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. As explained in a press release, this proposed legislation would "help...
Washington, D.C.—New legislation introduced in the Senate would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements, and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements, according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). This legislation, introduced by Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), is part of NPA’s effort to...
Washington, D.C.—The Supplement Safety & Compliance Initiative (SSCI) announced the first company to meet its new safety and benchmarking standards: Natural Alternatives International (NAI). Established in 2015, SSCI is a joint effort by leading nutritional supplement retailers (including Walmart and GNC) in collaboration with the Natural Products Association (NPA) and...
Washington, D.C.—California bill AB-1341: Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills would "place a costly burden on small businesses who have already been hard hit by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis." That's the word from the Natural Products Association (NPA), which announced that Kyle Turk, NPA Director of...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) collaborated with information technology firm B&A to deliver lunch and energy drinks to Capitol Police Officers on Thursday, April 15, according to a press release. The officers were given sandwiches from D.C. sub shop Grazie Grazie, and C4 energy drinks were supplied by NPA...
Virtual and Washington, D.C.—Industry associations have announced the 6th annual Dietary Supplement Regulatory Summit, which will take place July 13, 2021, in a hybrid format, allowing both virtual and in-person attendance. The one-day industry-wide event is intended to cover the entire supply chain of the dietary supplement and ingredient industry,...
Washington, D.C.—A new leadership series hosted by the Natural Products Association (NPA) is allowing board members to share their insights on top issues impacting the natural products industry, according to a press release from NPA. Existing conversations include: A two-part series (1, 2) featuring Mark LeDoux, Chairman of NPA and...
