Silver Spring, MD—Nearly $20 million. That's how much the dietary supplement industry will need to spend for initial compliance with the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, according to a study from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) that measured the time and associated costs to prepare product listings as...
Washington, D.C.—On April 26, 2022, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 with the intent of establishing a requirement for mandatory product listing (MPL) for all dietary supplements marketed in the United States. The Natural Products Association (NPA) expressed deep concerns with...
Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), who served in the Senate for seven terms before retiring in 2018, passed away on Saturday, April 23, at the age of 88. The New York Times reported that the cause was complications of a stroke suffered on April 15. The Hatch Foundation shared that Sen.
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a Constituent Update that it is issuing “Policy Regarding N-acetyl-L-cysteine: Draft Guidance for Industry” to be published on April 22, 2022. FDA said the draft guidance, when finalized, will explain the agency's intent to exercise enforcement discretion with respect to...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that its request for a total budget of $8.4 billion as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget. This represents a nearly 34% ($2.1 billion) increase over the agency’s FY 2022 appropriated funding level. The FY23 request covers the period...
Washington, D.C.—Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA), will appear on the CBS show “The Doctors” on February 7, 2022, according to a press release. Dr. Fabricant will discuss the unintended consequences of legislation pending in California that would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements.
Washington, D.C.—UPDATED 1/27/22: The Natural Products Association (NPA) shared that the California Assembly passed AB-1341: Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills by a vote of 44-12. The bill would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements. NPA warns that the bill, which will now go through the committee...
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.—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...
