Natural Products Association (NPA)
NPA Announces Annual Fly-In Day 2024
The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced its annual “Fly-In on Capitol Hill” advocacy day will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The event will allow attendees to meet directly with their members of Congress to discuss legislation and policy impacting the natural products industry. The NPA will offer a “How to Lobby” […]
Trade Associations Announce Support for Relaunched Dietary Supplement Caucus
On Jan. 29, five major dietary supplement trade associations, Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Natural Products Association (NPA) and United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) announced their support to reestablish the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (CDSC) for the 118th Congress. The bipartisan group, led by co-chairs […]
California State Assembly Renews Push to Restrict Sales of Supplements
Despite lobby efforts from the Natural Products Association (NPA) and a veto from California Governor Gavin Newsom, the California State Assembly Health Committee advanced Assembly Bill 82 (AB 82), which would restrict access to dietary supplements. “The NPA has worked in good faith with the California Department of Public Health to educate them on dietary […]
NPA Argues New York Supplements Ban is Unconstitutional
On Dec. 5, 2023, the Natural Productions Association (NPA) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, asserting the recent supplements ban in New York is unconstitutional. The law bans the sale of supplements to anyone under 18 years of age and in certain situations may require a […]
NPA to Hold Webinar on the ‘Inner Workings’ of FDA and FTC
On December 6, 2023, the Natural Products Association (NPA) will host a webinar titled “Behind the Administrative Iron Curtain of the FDA and FTC.” The event will be the first in a three-part series. The webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the inner workings of both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and […]
NPA Testifies Against Massachusetts Dietary Supplements Ban
On Nov. 15, the Natural Products Association (NPA) testified against Massachusetts Bill H2215/S1465. The bill would prohibit the sale of dietary supplements to minors. “It’s disingenuous to claim there is a connection between eating disorders and the use of dietary supplements,” said Kyle Turk, the director of government affairs for the NPA. “The FDA’s surveillance […]
New York Bans Sales of Weight-loss and Sports Nutrition Supplements to Minors
On Oct. 25, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill A5610-D/Senate Bill S5823-C, banning the sale of weight-loss and sports nutrition supplements to minors. New York has become the first state to pass such legislation. A5610-D/S5823-C will take effect in April 2024. Hochul previously vetoed Assembly Bill A431-C, which advocated for the same […]
NPA Opposes Vaccine Mandates
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals to declare the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate unlawful, warning that it will have an immediate adverse impact on employers, including those in the natural products industry. “We are sounding the alarm today because we have serious concerns this extreme regulation imposes an unrealistic […]
Expansion of HSA Considered in Senate Budget Resolution
An amendment included in the Senate’s budget resolution as part of the reconciliation process would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements. This effort is part of a broader goal by the Natural Products Association (NPA) to expand access to nutritional supplements for all communities […]
NPA To Governors: Declare Health Food Stores Essential
The Natural Products Association (NPA), in a letter to the governors of all 50 states, said health food stores should be declared essential in order to ensure that millions of Americans continue to have access to products that support their immune system and protect their health. Additionally, declaring health food stores essential will ensure that […]
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