Daniel Fabricant
NPA Files Citizen Petition Regarding Labeling of Fungus-Derived Products
In a Citizen Petition submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 9, the Natural Products Association (NPA) requested that FDA: Amend 21 C.F.R. § 101 to incorporate labeling aspects based on the American Herbal Products Association’s (AHPA) labeling guidance for mushrooms; and/or Commit to exercising enforcement discretion until the Agency provides ...
Trade Associations Applaud Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Dietary Supplements
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Natural Products Association (NPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) have applauded the introduction of the Dietary Supplements Access Act. Introduced on July 20th by U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), John Curtis (R-Utah) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), the bipartisan legislation ...
NPA Issues Statement in Response to FDA’s Refusal to Hold Public Hearing Regarding NMN
On July 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected a request by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to hold a public hearing on the agency’s position on nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN). FDA stated that a public comment period would be sufficient. In response, the Natural Products ...
NPA Sends Letter on CBD to Colorado State Senate President
Daniel Fabricant, president & CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA), has sent a letter to Colorado State Senate President Steve Fenberg, in which he expressed “grave concern” over Senate Bill 23-271, “a bill related to the regulation of compounds that are related to cannabinoids.” Fabricant wrote, “The time for enforcement of CBD is long ...
New FDA CBD Study is Disingenuous at Best, Harmful at Worst, Says NPA
On April 24, the Natural Products Association (NPA) responded to a study conducted by the Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), reviewing the oral toxicity of cannabidiol (CBD). “Using drug standards to conduct a ‘supplement study’ is at the very least disingenuous and at the worst very harmful ...
NPA and ANH File Citizen’s Petition With FDA on Specific NMN Relief
The Natural Products Association (NPA) along with the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) in a Citizen’s Petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested the FDA: Determine nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) is not excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement under 21 U.S.C. §321(ff)(3)(B); Commit to exercising enforcement discretion in connection with the marketing ...
NPA Asks Amazon to Restore NMN Sales
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has called on e-commerce retailers to continue selling products containing beta-nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) after Amazon’s Restricted Products Team told sellers in an email on Feb. 16 that those products would be banned after March 13, 2023. For perspective, Whole Foods Market continued to sell NAC when Amazon removed NAC from ...
NPA Announces Annual Capitol Hill Advocacy Fly-in Day
With the announcement that Congress is once again open to the public, the Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced that its annual federal government advocacy “fly-in” day on Capitol Hill is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7. Interested parties can reserve their spot and make hotel reservations on its website. A full list of activities will ...
NPA Responds to TINA Concerning Letters to Manufacturers Regarding How Energy Drinks Are Regulated
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has responded to Truth in Advertising, Inc.’s (TINA’s) and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health’s letters to manufacturers of energy drink products regarding concerns about “certain practices and their compliance with Federal Law.” In December, the two companies sent warning letters to over 40 U.S. energy drink ...
CA Lawmakers Defy Governor’s Recent Veto and Renew Legislation Restricting Access to Supplements
Despite California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto just months ago of a bill restricting and prohibiting access to dietary supplements, California lawmakers reintroduced identical legislation for the 2023-2024 legislative session. “The ink is barely dry from Governor Newsom’s veto of this harmful legislation from last year but the same lawmakers are back at it again,” said ...
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