Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) has invited the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to elaborate on the “substantial progress” FDA said it has made on developing regulatory guidance for cannabidiol (CBD) products. NPA explained in a press release that an FDA spokesperson told Food Navigator-USA that the Agency is...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) has urged FDA to issue import alerts for supplements that fail to comply with NDI regulations, according to a press release. NPA submitted comments for the record to the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing COVID-19 and Beyond: Oversight of the FDA’s Foreign Drug Manufacturing Inspection...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) is asking 2020 political candidates to take positions on issues that impact Americans’ health, according to a press release. NPA sent a questionnaire to all candidates running for the House and the Senate asking them to take positions on issues including federal preemption, HAS...
Washington, D.C.—In April, a survey conducted by the Natural Products Association (NPA) revealed that 95% of respondents who applied for a small business loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) had been rejected; 88% of respondents said they would reapply when additional resources become available. NPA has now conducted a...
Washington, D.C.—Texas has proposed new rules for hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) products, according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). The proposal released by the Texas Department of State Health Services is intended to create rules related to: The manufacturing, processing, and distribution of consumable hemp products;...
Washington, D.C.—Americans for Free Trade has written a letter to President Trump, requesting that he delay due dates for all duties and fees and that the program be extended to cover imports made during May and June. The Natural Products Association has signed the letter. The letter notes that the...
Washington, D.C.—A new survey conducted by the Natural Products Association (NPA) provides insight into the hardships businesses in the natural products industry are facing as the COVID-19 public health crisis continues to impact the economy. In the survey, 95% of respondents who applied for a small business loan through the...
Washington, D.C.—Virginia has become the first state in the nation to pass legislation regulating CBD as a food product, according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). In a letter to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, NPA’s CEO and President Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D. inquired about “the Administration and...
Updated April 22, 2020 Washington, D.C.—Going against guidance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Colorado Governor Jared Polis has ordered health food stores selling only health and nutrition-related products in the state to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). NPA added that Colorado joins...
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...
