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FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Selling 7-OH Products

"These 7-OH products are not legitimate 'dietary supplements,'" said NPA's Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D.

July 15, 2025

“Based on peer-reviewed research from leading experts, highly concentrated or semi-synthetic 7-OH products pose significant public health risks and have been falsely marketed as ‘kratom,’” said NPA's Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D.

Vitamin capsules in a spoon on a colored background. Red soft gel vitamin supplement capsules on spoon.

Citizen Petition Urges FTC to Immediately Withdraw Notice of Penalty Offenses Sent to Hundreds of Natural Products Brands

September 18, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

In September 2023, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released a statement after submitting a Citizen Petition to the FTC urging it to withdraw the Notice of Penalty Offenses Concerning Substantiation of Product Claims.

Natural Products Industry Members gather in Washington D.C. for Fly-In Day. Courtesy of NPA.

Publisher's Letter

A Day on the Hill

Why do we do we focus on advocacy? To protect Dietary Supplements, our ingredient suppliers and brands, the retailers who sell these products, and the consumers who buy them.

June 28, 2023

Heather Wainer

Natural Products Association (NPA) held its annual Fly-In Day on June 7 to advocate for dietary supplements and the natural products industry.

Regulatory compliance with product claims.

FTC: Nearly 700 Companies Warned Over Product Claims

Marketing companies were advised that they could face civil penalties if their product claims can’t be supported.

April 27, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

On April 13, FTC put approximately 670 advertisers on notice that they should "avoid deceiving consumers with advertisements that make product claims that cannot be backed up or substantiated."

FDA Warns Companies for Illegally Selling Food & Bev Products Containing CBD

November 30, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Silver Spring, MD—The latest series of warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were sent to five companies that FDA said is illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD). FDA warning letters were sent to: 11-11-11 Brands Naturally Infused LLC Newhere Inc dba CBDFX Infusionz LLC CBD American...

NPA Withdraws FDA Lawsuit, Market Stabilization

November 2, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.–The Natural Products Association has dropped its lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration for N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) following guidance issued last month and subsequent market stabilization. FDA's final guidance, issued in August, described enforcement discretion for the sale and distribution of NAC as long as the product does not...

NPA to Host Educational GMP Webinar

October 10, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—On Tuesday, October 11, the Natural Products Association (NPA) will present its interactive and educational webinar on Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) regarding identity. The session, titled “GMP’s – Understanding and Mastering the Identity Requirements” will dive into areas such as understanding the mandates for identity and understanding and mastering...

Weekly News Briefs: New Chapter, NJ Labs, and More

August 10, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

NJ Labs reports on FDA warning letters NJ Labs reported FDA warning letters that will be issued to companies that have failed to validate that their water systems consistently produced water suitable for its intended use. Water system suitability could pull the plug on the production of food, beverage, cosmetic, nutraceutical,...

NPA: Study on Adulterated Supplements "Reaffirms FDA’s Performance Failures Gaps"

July 29, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—As WholeFoods Magazine has reported, a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA; vol. 328, no. 4) suggests that FDA warning letters are falling short when it comes to deterring bad actors from selling dietary supplements adulterated with novel and unapproved stimulants linked to serious...

Study Points to FDA Shortcomings in Policing Adulterated Supplements

July 26, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—FDA warning letters are falling short when it comes to deterring bad actors from selling dietary supplements adulterated with novel and unapproved stimulants linked to serious health risks. That's according to a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA; vol. 328, no. 4). Pieter...