Many (many) years ago I began my career in this industry as a retail manager. The fact that the chain (once among the largest) I worked for is no longer in business, should tell a lot about the changing retail landscape we live in today. Change certainly can be scary,...
Let’s start by saying this as early and forcefully as I can. In my 25 years as a member of the natural products industry, we are facing perhaps our greatest challenges since our fight for the passage of DSHEA (and even that’s very much in play). Think I’m overreacting, think...
The Organic & Natural Health Association is taking a proactive approach, launching a consumer education campaign and nutrient research agenda, starting with peer-reviewed, published research on the power of vitamin D.
In the month of January, I will hear myself say “Happy New Year” 300 times, at least. As a pathological optimist, I welcome this annual fresh start, though I will pass on constructing a long list of resolutions. Instead, I am making a commitment that the Organic & Natural Health...
If you consider 1994—the year the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) was passed—as the beginning or birth of the modern dietary supplements industry, then the industry just turned 21 this past October. Legally, it’s an adult now. If it was a person, the industry could now vote and...
Perhaps it is just a sign of the times that a year that started with the actions of the New York Attorney General against several dietary supplement marketers concludes with the December 4, 2015 announcement of the addition of “Aloe vera, non-decolorized whole leaf extract” and goldenseal root powder to...
This has definitely been the year of negative media throughout the dietary supplement industry. The omega-3 segment, long the darling of the industry with solid science and years of double digit growth, has been no exception. To be clear, this is not only a 2015 phenomenon, as we have been...
As a nation, we’re facing an emerging public health issue that could negatively impact the cognitive health of our children. As an industry, we have a chance to make a real difference. For decades now, we’ve heard warnings about the dangers of getting too much salt. But what’s been lost...
Consumers have never before had such a wide array of organic food and products to choose from. Sales of organic products are increasing at or near double digits annually. But despite these successes, research reveals significant consumer confusion about organic benefits. We've all seen the misleading headlines: organic can't feed...
Why should I join NPA East? It’s a question we get regularly from prospective members. We sometimes get a similar question from current members: Why should I renew my membership in NPA East? For what amounts to about $2.00 a week, it should be an easy decision. But it’s not.
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