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CBD Usage Drops When Consumers Learn FDA Has No Safety Standards
In a warning sign for the burgeoning hemp and CBD industry, a new poll shows that 44 percent of Americans are less likely to use CBD products after learning that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has no standards in place to protect consumers, including 30 percent who say they would be far less likely to use ...
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 ...
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 ...
Legislation Would Expand Access to Vitamins for Millions Living in Food Deserts
New legislation introduced by Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA) would expand access to multivitamin dietary supplements for purchase as part of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC). The effort led by the Natural Products Association (NPA) could help provide relief to the 25 million Americans currently living in areas without access to ...
CRN Applauds GMO Labeling Bill
In response to passage of S. 764, the “Biotech Labeling Solutions Act,” the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement on July 15 by Steve Mister, president and CEO: “CRN appreciates the bi-partisan, cooperative efforts demonstrated by Congress in passing a bill ...
NPA Works to Repeal Puerto Rico Order on Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is meeting with members of the House of Representatives to overturn an administrative order (Administrative Order #346) issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Department of Health that would raise prices for dietary supplement and natural products consumers and adds requirements for retailers/distributors inconsistent with federal law. The NPA is ...
Supplements are Elevated to “Office” Status Within FDA
The five trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry welcomed the elevation of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs (DDSP) to an “Office” status within the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) on December 21, 2015. The groups—the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association ...
NPA Calls for R&D Tax Credit Reforms
The Natural Products Association (NPA) sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee requesting the tax credit for research and development (R&D) be made permanent. The NPA also requested reforms to the R&D in order to increase its efficiency and effectiveness. “Making ...
DSC Briefs Congressional Staffers On History of DSHEA
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) in 1994, congressional staffers learned the history and impact of
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