59Health Food Stores and Supplement Makers Face Test in MA State Legislature
Health Food Stores and Supplement Makers Face Test in MA State Legislature
A bill reintroduced in the Massachusetts State Legislature would place a costly burden on small businesses who have already been hard hit by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, said the Natural Products Association (NPA). The bills, H.D. 1309 and S.D. 678, the “Protecting Children from Diet Pills and Muscle-Building Supplements,” have been reintroduced by […]
AHPA Continues Engagement with NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
The National Institute of Health (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is welcoming public feedback for their fifth draft Strategic Plan covering 2021 to 2025. The plan identifies research efforts and priorities through this period. American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) staff stated it remained engaged through the development of the new Plan and […]
Expo West Goes Virtual, With an Expanded Expo East Planned for Philadelphia
Informa Markets’ New Hope Network announced today that Natural Products Expo West would become a virtual show for 2021 and plans to expand the in-person Natural Products Expo East event to be held in Philadelphia, PA this fall. In an email, Informa Markets’ New Hope Network stated that while they were hopeful that postponing Expo […]
Bipartisan Legislation to Regulate Hemp-derived CBD Re-introduced in Congress
On Feb. 4, 2021 Representative Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) re-introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect public health by providing legal clarity in the cannabidiol (CBD) product marketplace. Re-introduced in the 117th Congress as HR 841, the Hemp and Hemp-derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2021 directs the U.S. […]
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 […]
Shipt and GNC Announce Same-Day Delivery Partnership
GNC and Shipt have announced a new partnership that will for the first time bring same-day delivery of GNC health and wellness products to consumers across the country. The announcement comes at the perfect time: every year the most common New Year’s resolution has to do with living a healthier lifestyle–whether eating more healthy foods, […]
Vilsack Hearing Highlights Food Insecurity and Need to Expand Access to Nutritional Supplements
As the Senate Agriculture Committee considers the nomination of Tom Vilsack to be the next U.S. Agriculture Secretary, the Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling for an expansion of federal food assistance programs. As part of a multi-pronged approach, NPA said it is supporting policies that would cover nutritional supplements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
MCI911 Selects Curcumin as Cognition Supplement of the Year
Curcumin, the best-known component of turmeric, has been selected as the “Cognition Supplement of the Year: 2021,” announced Leslie Norins, MD, PhD, FIDSA, founder and CEO of the informational website MCI911.com. MCI911 is a new information service and clearinghouse formed to disseminate news, advice and research findings that might aid patients in fending off, halting or even […]
FDA Withdraws Draft Guidance on CBD Enforcement Policy
After the Biden administration released a memo on Jan. 20 to all federal agencies informing them of a “regulatory freeze pending review,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy; Draft Guidance for Industry.” Before it was withdrawn, the guidance was at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) awaiting review. In […]
Xlear, Inc. 2021 Company Profiles
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