Providence, RI—Food wholesaler United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced that on Sunday it had joined with leaders from across the food and retail grocery industries to participate in a meeting convened by the White House. Steven L. Spinner, UNFI Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, represented the company and reaffirmed UNFI's...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it has launched a COVID-19 resource campaign for the natural products industry, American consumers, and policymakers. As part of the campaign, NPA is educating lawmakers through its grassroots network, as well as briefing reporters and providing resources for the industry. This effort includes...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling on the New York state legislature to reject a proposal that would prohibit the sale of nutritional supplements like protein powder. The legislation targets lipotropics, according to a press release from NPA, which are found in healthy and recommended foods, including lean...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it is calling for health food stores selling nutritional supplements to remain open during the government’s response to the coronavirus COVID-19. In a press release, NPA pointed out that health food stores offer many essential products, including, water, electrolytes, nutritional supplements, healthy...
Washington, D.C.—The 5th annual Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS), which was scheduled to take place at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 27, has been postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19. The one-day summit is an educational industry event specifically designed for manufacturers, marketers and...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA is reopening the comment period for last year’s CBD hearing. The hearing was intended to obtain scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds; the docket for public comment was supposed to close on...
Washington, D.C.—A Utah Senate Committee passed a resolution urging Congress and the President to “act quickly to protect American consumers” by requiring the FDA to “issue product quality and safe consumption guidelines for cannabidiol (CBD) products,” according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). NPA worked with...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has released a statement regarding their work dealing with cannabidiol (CBD), emphasizing a focus on protecting public health and providing market clarity. FDA notes in their statement that, while CBD is available in a variety of products, the agency has recently updated the public on concerns about...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) has expressed its continued support for the Accurate Labels Act (ALA), which would establish a federal standard for labeling and ingredient disclosure requirements that is risk-based and substantiated by sound science. NPA is a member of the Coalition for Accurate Product Labels (CAPL), a...
Washington, D.C.—The FDA failed to meet its deadline to provide a Congressionally mandated report on how it plans to regulate cannabidiol (CBD), according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). In last year’s spending bill, Congress instructed the FDA to adopt an enforcement discretion policy within 120...
