Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) and board members of the Supplement Safety & Compliance Initiative (SSCI), in a webinar on March 11th, announced plans to release new benchmarking guidance documents and working group updates at an upcoming SSCI meeting on March 28th, according to a press release. All major...
Washington, D.C.—The Dietary Supplement Regulatory Summit announced that Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food policy and response at FDA, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker. The summit is hosted by CRN, AHPA, CHPA, NPA, and UNPA. The agenda includes a reflection on DSHEA given by Ricardo Carvajal, the director...
Washington, D.C.--The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced the dates for The Big Natural and Natural Products Day 2019. The Big Natural, which takes place in the Washington, D.C. area, will occur on September 11-12, 2019. It will be a 2 day-long event at the MGM National Harbor. This event will coincide...
Washington, D.C.—FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., released a statement regarding the agency’s new efforts to strengthen regulation of dietary supplements, promising continued focus on safety and availability. The statement was largely positive. “I’ve personally benefited from the use of dietary supplements and, as a physician, recognize the benefits of certain...
Washington, D.C.—New York City’s National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative raises some concerns for the Natural Products Association (NPA), according to a press release. The NPA wants to know if this new initiative will lead to city specific labeling for products that is beyond federal regulation. According to the release,...
Washington, D.C. – The Natural Products Association (NPA) is opposing a bill that Massachusetts state representative Kay Kahn is proposing, according to a press release. The new law would ban minors from purchasing certain nutritional supplements such as protein powders, thermogenics, and lipotropics. Natural supplements aid in health and are derived...
Washington, D.C.--The Natural Products Association (NPA) has issued comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to adopt a policy of enforcement discretion on standards of identity for products that use dairy names to describe plant-based products. "Plant-based products, as long as they are properly qualified, like...
Dublin, OH—The Mid-American Health Organization (MAHO), a 15-state regional trade association committed to supporting the independent retail stores within the natural products industry, announced its separation from the Natural Products Association (NPA). MAHO’s new Bylaws, which were accepted by its Membership at its Annual Business Meeting on July 22, 2018,...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) said in a press release that it submitted comments to the FDA regarding a new proposal to share data collected from U.S. companies with foreign governments. NPA noted that the proposal lacks transparency and is out of step with the Trump Administration’s goals to...
Washington, D.C.—In comments made to the FDA, the Natural Products Association (NPA) questioned why the Agency's draft guidance for food labeling serving sizes does not provide examples for dietary supplements, according to a press release. The NPA took issue with the fact that no examples were provided for dietary supplements carrying Supplement Facts...
