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AHPA and NPA Co-sign Letter to President Biden Urging New West Coast Port Labor Agreement

by Angela Sabarese | July 12, 2022

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are currently engaged in West Coast port labor negotiations. The previous labor agreement for workers at these key ports – including Los Angeles and Long Beach – expired on July 1. The National Retail Federation (NRF), the Natural Products Association (NPA), the American Herbal Products Association […]

New Website Gives NPA Members Access to Exclusive Benefits

by Nicholas Saraceno | June 13, 2018

A new website launched by the Natural Products Association (NPA) will offer new features and resources exclusively for members, including a warning letter database, searchable disease claims database, Pre-DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994) ODI (old dietary ingredient) list, Red-Flagged Ingredients database, and educational and regulatory resources.  In addition, NPA is working on a searchable […]

Supplement Industry Questions Protein Powder Study

by Nicholas Saraceno | March 5, 2018

Recently, the Clean Label Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, published a study showing that popular protein powder supplements could contain dangerous levels of heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium and others. In its analysis, the Clean Label Project assigned each product a score for four individual elements: heavy metals, pesticides, contaminants like BPA, and nutrition. […]

NPA Responds to Findings of Study on Cancer Risk Among Smokers Taking Vitamin B Supplements

by Nicholas Saraceno | August 25, 2017

The Natural Products Association (NPA) has rejected a study by researchers blaming vitamin B use by male smokers for an increased risk of cancer. Dan Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of NPA pointed to environmental factors and tobacco use as the more likely cause for increased cancer risk. Fabricant is a former head of the […]

Legislation Would Expand Access to Vitamins for Millions Living in Food Deserts

by Nicholas Saraceno | July 31, 2017

New legislation introduced by Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA) would expand access to multivitamin dietary supplements for purchase as part of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC). The effort led by the Natural Products Association (NPA) could help provide relief to the 25 million Americans currently living in areas without access to […]

Supplement Industry Joins to Develop Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative

by Nicholas Saraceno | January 18, 2017

The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced the launch of the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI). This retailer-driven initiative is the first of its kind for the supplement industry and will bring together the largest and oldest association dedicated solely to the natural products industry with some of the largest consumer outlets for dietary supplements […]

NPA Announces Natural Products Day 2017

by Nicholas Saraceno | December 21, 2016

As part of the effort to capitalize on the opportunities the incoming Congress presents for the natural products industry and the millions of American consumers using its products, The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it will host the 20th Annual Natural Products Day on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C. “A new Congress […]

Associations Submit Comments on Revised NDI Draft Guidance

by Nicholas Saraceno | December 19, 2016

Some of the natural product industries’ leading associations, including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), American Botanical Council (ABC) and Natural Products Association (NPA), recently submitted comments to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s revised New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance. FDA issued on August […]

DEA Kratom Change “Toothless” Without Government Enforcement, Says NPA

by Nicholas Saraceno | September 9, 2016

The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently responded to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) decision to add kratom and mitragynine to its list of schedule I drugs. Dan Fabricant, Ph.D., CEO and executive director of NPA, said, “Kratom has been a public health target for almost five years, and its surging growth in use […]

NPA Works to Repeal Puerto Rico Order on Supplements

by Corinne Anderson | May 23, 2016

The Natural Products Association (NPA) is meeting with members of the House of Representatives to overturn an administrative order (Administrative Order #346) issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Department of Health that would raise prices for dietary supplement and natural products consumers and adds requirements for retailers/distributors inconsistent with federal law.  The NPA is […]

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