Washington, D.C.—The Microbead-Free Waters Act (H.R. 1321), was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 28, 2015. The bill, introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) in March of 2015, will amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act “to prohibit the manufacture and introduction or delivery for...
Pewaukee, WI—When Jody Nolan, co-owner of Good Harvest Market, was finalizing plans for her brand-new store, she was certain about one thing: she wanted space to serve as a community gathering space. The natural products store, which opened in January 2005 to offer locals a healthier place to shop,...
Sacramento, CA— As of Dec. 4, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added Aloe vera, non-decolorized whole leaf extract, and Goldenseal root powder to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Environment Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) list of chemicals “known to the State of California to cause cancer.”...
Washington, D.C.—On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 five dietary supplement trade associations endorsed a letter to Congress in support of Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell’s request to elevate the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs (DDSP) to an “Office” status within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the dates and locations for its 2016 The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science and The Conference: CRN’s Annual Symposium for the Dietary Supplement Industry. They will be held October 26-29 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA, which is...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it will hold its 19th Annual Natural Products Day on April 12–13, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Natural Products Day, held each spring, allows all industry stakeholders nationwide to connect with senators and representatives to discuss the importance and benefits of natural...
Washington, D.C.—Several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency held a joint press conference on Nov. 17 to announce sweeping actions against several dietary supplement manufacturers “to stem the tide...
Sir Kensington’s of New York, NY, hired Jennie Poe to be its director of natural sales. Sidney Sudberg, president and CSO of Alkemist Labs, based in Costa Mesa, CA, joined the NIST/NIH Dietary Supplements Laboratory Quality Assurance Program Advisory Board and started a three-year term on the AOAC Technical...
Irvine, CA-based NeoCell is committed to supporting Vitamin Angels this fall with a new campaign. NeoCell will donate 25 cents to Vitamin Angels for every product that it ships through Dec. 31. The company has donated a total of over $320,000 in the past. The Vitamin Shoppe of North...
Los Angeles, CA—Supplement maker Jarrow Formulas met with regulators at the CFSAN headquarters in September. Jarrow L. Rogovin, president/founder of Jarrow Formulas, Inc., and chair of the board/founder, Jarrow Industries, Inc. (JII), raised several issues, the first regarding an FDA Safety Alert from Dec. 9, 2014. Following the death of...
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