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Natural Product Industry Associations Hold 2019 Day on the Hill
More than 30 AHPA members and staff participated in the 2019 Day on the Hill, a collaboration between the trade associations for the dietary supplement industry, AHPA, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA). The event provided members with an opportunity to engage ...
Caliva Acquires Beverage Maker Zola to Accelerate CBD-Infused Beverage Rollout
Caliva, a vertically integrated cannabis company in California, announced that it acquired Zola, the California-based maker of plant-powered beverages, to expand into the cannabis and hemp-based CBD (hCBD) beverage space. According to the company, Caliva has quickly become a market leader in cannabis consumer products in California, which represents more than 35 percent of the ...
FDA Holds CBD Public Hearing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public hearing on cannabidiol, also known as CBD, at its Silver Spring, MD headquarters on Friday, May 31. The New York Times (NYT), called the hearing “the hottest ticket in the capital.” More than 400 applicants, from the U.S. Hemp Roundtable to blue chip law firms, ...
CBD’s Role in Improving Health
We asked Cheryl Myers, Chief of Scientific Affairs and Education for EuroPharma (Green Bay Wisconsin, EuroPharmaUSA.com), the following question: What is science telling us about the body’s endocannabinoid system and the vital part that CBD can play in improving the health of consumers? Here’s her response: The endocannabinoid system is a set of receptors and ...
Up in Smoke or Smokin’ Hot?
A deep dive into the CBD category. Participants: • Jade Beutler, CEO, Emerald Health Bioceuticals, San Diego, CA, www.emeraldhealthbio.com• Lester Burks, CMO, Buried Treasure Liquid Nutrients, Pikesville, TN, www.buriedtreasureln.com• Laura Fuentes, Co-founder and CEO, Green Roads, Deerfield Beach, FL, www.greenroadsworld.com• Cheryl Myers, Chief of Scientific Affairs and Education, EuroPharma, Green Bay, WI, www.europharmausa.com• Marge Roman, ...
Vitamin Shoppe to Sell Edible CBD Supplements
The Vitamin Shoppe (New Jersey) started stocking its shelves with oral CBD soft gels and will start selling CBD drops by the end of the month, according to a report by CNBC. It’s one of the first major national retailers to sell CBD supplements. Vitamin Shoppe will stock Irwin Naturals full spectrum hemp extract soft gels, which ...
Gottlieb Discusses CBD at House Appropriations Committee Hearing
On April 3, former FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, provided insights into the agency’s approach to products that contain cannabidiol (CBD) during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on FDA funding for 2020. In two exchanges with Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), Gottlieb reiterated that the agency considers most CBD products on ...
AHPA Adopts Policy on Items Containing Hemp/CBD
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has adopted a new Guidance Policy for dietary supplement and food products that contain hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to help ensure the industry complies with existing regulations. The guidance policy was developed to encourage industry to be mindful of the federal regulations that apply to these product categories, notwithstanding FDA ...
FDA Public Meeting on Cannabis to be Held in May
On May 31, FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) will hold a public meeting to “obtain scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds,” as noted in the Federal Register. In a statement, outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD noted that “the ...
Video: Expo West 2019: Bill Ayzin & Wealth of Health Natural Market (CBD Specific)
Bill Ayzin, owner of Wealth of Health Natural Market (Idaho Falls, ID), continues his take on the current state of CBD, including how it will be regulated in a year from now. For more information, visit www.wealthofhealthnutrition.com. For more videos of our Expo West 2019 coverage, check out Vitamin Retailer’s full video library!
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