American Herbal Products Association
AHPA Announces Date for 9th Botanical Congress
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) announced it will host its 9th AHPA Botanical Congress this year, to be held virtually on Monday, May 24. The one-day virtual event is themed “Botanicals in the time of COVID” and will explore regulatory, supply chain, and other business-related issues directly impacting those companies and individuals doing business ...
AHPA Welcomes New Board Members and Officers
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) completed the election for vacancies on its Board of Trustees at the association’s Annual Member Meeting on March 9, 2021. Newly elected trustees include Erin Smith (Banyan Botanicals), Kyle Garner (Maty’s Healthy Products, LLC), Rachel Weiner (Meridian Trading Co.) and Staci Eisner (Cortex Scientific Botanicals). AHPA’s members also returned ...
2021 AHPA Awards Recognize Excellence in the Herbal Products Industry
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) announced the 2021 recipients of their annual AHPA Awards given to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the continued success of the herbal products industry. The awards were presented virtually. Established in 2006, the annual AHPA Awards acknowledge individuals and organizations that help further AHPA’s goal ...
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 ...
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. ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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