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New National Survey Shows Strong Public Support for Natural Health Options
A new national poll from a coalition of organizations with an interest in natural health, conducted by the Marist Poll, shows that 70 percent of Americans are more likely to support a congressional candidate who will protect the public’s access to dietary supplements and other natural and homeopathic remedies. The Marist Poll, one of the ...
Gaia Herbs Celebrates 35 Year Legacy with Sustainability Certification and Gaia PRO Launch
Gaia Herbs (Brevard, NC) is celebrating its 35th anniversary with continued dedication to its mission of connecting people, plants and planet to create healing through its Made to a Gaia Standard promise. This commitment underscores the company’s focus on responsibly sourced ingredients, seed to bottle, expert formulations and industry leading testing protocols to deliver purity, potency and transparency ...
Natures Crops International Achieves B Corp Status
Natures Crops International (Winston-Salem, NC), a vertically integrated producer of specialty plant oils for nutraceuticals, food, personal care and animal nutrition products, has announced that it, along with its U.K. and Canadian subsidiaries, has been certified as a B Corporation (B Corp). Natures Crops has met the high standards and rigorous requirements of becoming a ...
NPA to Hold Educational Webinar Today on Identity and GMPs
Following a flurry of over 150 confusing and often contradictory warning letters from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to industry in the past [year/several months], the Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it will host an interactive webinar providing insight, guidance, and educational support for the dietary supplement industry regarding identity within Good Manufacturing ...
AHPA Hires Anissa Medina as Education & Events Manager
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced that Anissa Medina has joined the association as education & events manager, reporting to Amber Bennett, vice president of Marketing & Engagement at AHPA. Medina comes to AHPA with experience in events, marketing, and regulatory affairs in the hemp CBD industry. In 2021, Medina served as vice ...
CRN Disappointed, but Remains Committed to Product Listing for Dietary Supplements
On September 27, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) said it remains committed to its support of Mandatory Product Listing (MPL) despite the advancement of the drug user fee bill, the FDASLA Act of 2022, without including provisions to increase transparency for dietary supplements. In response to the release of the text of the Continuing ...
NPA Questions Why Dietary Supplements Aren’t Part of New FDA Criteria for “Healthy” Food Labeling
Days after the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which convened on Wednesday, Sept. 28, for the first time in more than 50 years, concluded that nutrition was an essential part of an approach to health and wellness, the Natural Products Association (NPA) questioned why a proposed rule by the Food and Drug ...
CA Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoes Age-restrictive Legislation for Weight-loss Supplements
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed AB 1341, which would have restricted the sale of weight loss supplements to individuals under the age of 18. The legislation, which was introduced by Assembly member Cristina Garcia and staff last year, would have prohibited retailers from selling the dietary supplements to those without a valid prescription or ...
NPA Submits Comments to White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
For the first time in nearly 50 years, President Biden is hosting the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. This conference follows a series of meetings over the last several months where White House officials, nutrition and health experts strategized how to end hunger and increase healthier outcomes by 2030 so that fewer ...
Co-Founders of Ancient Nutrition Achieve Regenerative Organic Certified Status on Their Farms
Ancient Nutrition has announced the achievement of Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) for the farming operations owned by their founders, Jordan Rubin and Dr. Josh Axe in Tennessee and Missouri. With this certification, Ancient Nutrition, through the company’s R.A.N.C.H Project, will direct the strategy and operations on the first ever ROC farms in their respective states. ...
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