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Preview: Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements

May 23, 2018

The American Conference Institute in collaboration with the Council for Responsible Nutrition is hosting the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements which will be taking place at New York City in the Intercontinental Time Square from June 18-20. It is a time for transition for the industry with...

NPA Seeks SENPA Name Change

November 7, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Things are heating up between the Natural Products Association (NPA) and its former affiliate SENPA with NPA sending a cease and desist letter to SENPA citing trademark infringement and unfair competition. SENPA (formerly the Southeast Natural Products Association) opened its membership nationally last December and has seen...

CRN Testifies Against Bill Limiting Weight, Muscle Supplement Sales

October 17, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on Tuesday provided testimony against HB 1195, a bill that would restrict those 18 years and younger from purchasing weight loss and muscle building products. CRN does recognize that the misuse and abuse of these dietary supplements by minors is a potential concern for...

Sabinsa Joins Global Curcumin Association as Founding Board Member

August 8, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

SPRING, Texas — Trust Transparency Consulting announced that Sabinsa Corp. has become a founding board member of the Global Curcumin Association (GCA), established through Trust Transparency’s incubator program of single ingredient trade associations. Sabinsa is a global ingredient supplier with a broad scientific and intellectual property platform to support its...

NPA’s Inaugural Event, The Big Natural, a Success

June 16, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Las Vegas, NV — The Natural Products Association (NPA), based in Washington, D.C., held its inaugural conference The Big Natural on June 7-9 in Las Vegas for members and non-members alike. The trade association partnered with Momentum to help put on and market the event. “We designed this event to...

SENPA Roadshow Draws Crowd

August 20, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New Port Richey, FL—Seventy-five retail stores participated in the Southeast NPA (SENPA)’s education tour this summer. On their multi-city tour, SENPA board members and event sponsors visited stores in or near Atlanta, GA; Columbia, SC; and Asheville, NC. Then, SENPA organized daylong educational seminars in each city. Participants were treated...

NPA Launches Regulatory Database

July 27, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Industry has a new tool for tracking regulatory enforcement actions, courtesy of the Natural Products Association (NPA). NPA is debuting a free database that its members can use to see information and create reports about companies’ GMP-related violations, labeling issues, unauthorized product claims and other actions that regulatory agencies...

CRN Conference Open for Registration

July 15, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Individuals and companies can now register for the Council for Responsible Nutrition's (CRN) annual events, The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science and The Conference: CRN’s Annual Symposium for the Dietary Supplement Industry. These educational and networking events will be held Oct. 26–29 at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, in Dana Point, CA.

Onerous Bill on Supplements Industry Struck Down

June 30, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The onerous Puerto Rico Senate Bill (SB) 1599 has been dismissed. It is no longer a threat to the dietary supplements industry. Using Administrative Order 346, the bill would have placed several taxes on the dietary supplement industry. It also would have increased the cost of supplements under a...

Sales of Omega-3s To Grow 5% by 2017

June 27, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Salt Lake City, UT—GOED (the Global Organization of EPA and DHA Omega-3s) released a report about omega-3s on the global market in 2015. The group says these items accounted for $31.4 billion in sales worldwide, with 36% coming from Asia, 32% from North America and 26% from Europe. The Rest...