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AHPA Expands COVID Web Center With Vaccine Distribution Resources
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has created a Web Center to provide its members with information on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic as well as possible impacts on the herbal products industry. AHPA said it intends to update the WebCenter on a timely basis as new information becomes available. COVID-19 Vaccine Information As ...
AHPA Updates Online Botanical Safety Handbook
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has released updates via the online Botanical Safety Handbook 2nd ed. to four additional botanicals. AHPA has released a total of 31 updated entries to the online Botanical Safety Handbook in 2020. The following entries have been updated: Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) was updated after a review identified additional clinical trial, case report, ...
Congressional Staff Educated on Dietary Supplements’ Role in Immune Health
Tieraona Low Dog, M.D., recently educated congressional staffers on the responsible role of dietary supplements in supporting immune health, as well as their many other health and wellness benefits, particularly in the era of COVID-19. Low Dog was featured at the final Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC) briefing of 2020, held last week. An expert ...
Free Hemp-CBD Status Report Updated
To help the herbal products industry understand the evolving regulatory landscape for hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has updated its free Hemp-CBD Status Report to include recent actions taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The April 2020 revisions to ...
Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit Rescheduled
The 2020 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS), originally set for May 27, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the same venue, the Mayflower Hotel, in Washington, D.C. All existing registrations and pricing will be honored. New, discounted hotel booking information will be forthcoming shortly. “The five trade associations hosting the summit look forward ...
Industry Coalition Sends Coronavirus Reminder to Consumers, Retailers
The U.S. dietary supplement industry is aware of the growing concern regarding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and of the public’s desire to protect itself against the virus. Four trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the ...
“Phase One” Agreement with China Provides Some Relief to Supplement Importers
A partial trade agreement signed by the United States and China on Jan. 15, 2020, will reduce U.S.-imposed tariffs on some imported Chinese goods used by U.S. dietary supplement and food companies, but it will leave tariffs on other commodities in place, at least for the short term. The “Phase One” agreement reportedly covers many ...
DSHEA Anniversary Week Serves as Inflection Point for Industry
This week, the dietary supplement industry recognizes 25 years of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the landmark legislation that struck a balance between consumer safety and access to dietary supplements. Since it was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on Oct. 25, 1994, DSHEA has helped spur immense growth in sales, strengthen consumer ...
Trade Associations Urge Swift Congressional Action on CBD
Last week, four trade associations representing the U.S. dietary supplement industry joined forces to urge Congress to take action to ensure consumer safety and provide legal clarity in the cannabidiol (CBD) product marketplace. In a letter, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and United Natural ...
FDA Records Show Dietary Supplement Recalls Are Relatively Infrequent
Recall data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows that 14 of 803 (1.7 percent) recorded recalls initiated in 2019 involved dietary supplements, and among these, three were Class I recalls (the most serious recall class), according to an article published in the August 2019 AHPA Report. “These recall data provide additional evidence of the overall safety ...
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