Anissa Medina has joined the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) as Education & Events Manager. Medina has served as Vice President for State Lobbying for the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. In her new role, she will manage and strengthen AHPA’s educational programming on regulatory compliance, technical issues, and other topics in...
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...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has issued two new brochures covering sustainable harvest and good stewardship best practices for oshá (Ligusticum porter) and saw palmetto (Serenoa repens). Both brochures are available for free, and both are available in English and Spanish, recognizing the large Spanish-speaking population of...
Washington, D.C.—Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to permit expenditures from health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to be used for dietary supplements. H.R. 5214, introduced by Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), would amend the Internal...
Virtual—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is hosting a webinar regarding its Hemp Lexicon, according to a press release. The Lexicon, published in April, is intended to support the standardization of the terminology used in the cultivation, processing, manufacturing, and labeling of hemp and products derived from hemp. Its intended...
There are many different definitions of education. There is “the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.” Another definition is “the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools.” But I favor this definition of education the most:...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Cannabis Committee today, according to a press release. The Committee was established on March 10, 2010, to address issues related to the safe use and responsible commerce of legally marketed products derived from the Cannabis...
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has developed and launched free assessment tools to be used in conjunction with its recently released Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Materials. According to the AHPA website, the guidance and assessment tools are to serve as...
