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 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...
Silver Spring, MD—The FDA and FTC issued warning letters to seven companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 products, according to a press announcement from FDA. The warning letters are the first to be issued by FDA for unapproved products intended to prevent or treat the coronavirus. FDA, the release says, is...
[caption id="attachment_72377" align="alignright" width="155"] Adrian Polliak[/caption] Vancouver, WA—Bergstrom Nutrition, maker of OptiMSM, has announced Adrian Polliack, Ph.D. as its new president and CEO. The inventor of 11 U.S. patents, Dr. Polliack comes to Bergstrom with 20 years of leadership experience in the manufacturing, bioscience and medical technology fields. In 2015,...
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...
Anaheim, CA—Following the official postponement of Natural Products Expo West due to concerns regarding novel coronavirus, COVID-19, many in the industry took to social media to discuss what can be done to support smaller companies and emerging brands that are expressing concerns about lost investment and missed opportunities to spread...
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...
Beer Sheva, Israel—Healthy blood pressure is consumers’ top cardiovascular wellness goal, according to research by Lycored. A press release from the company notes that the American Heart Association estimates that more than 100 million U.S. citizens have high blood pressure. The company surveyed 505 men and women in the U.S.
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