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NPA Opposes Vaccine Mandates
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals to declare the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate unlawful, warning that it will have an immediate adverse impact on employers, including those in the natural products industry. “We are sounding the alarm today because we have serious concerns this extreme regulation imposes an unrealistic ...
FDA Takes Action Against Products Claiming to Treat Disease, Seeks to Strengthen Oversight
On Feb. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted 12 warning letters and 5 online advisory letters to foreign and domestic companies that are illegally selling more than 58 products, many that are sold as dietary supplements, which are unapproved new drugs and/or misbranded drugs that claim to prevent, treat or cure Alzheimer’s disease and a ...
Study Questions Importance of Supplements, Industry Responds
A new study led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto suggests that the most commonly consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent health benefit or harm, and says to rely on a “healthy” diet for vitamins and minerals. Published yesterday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, ...
NPA Adds 73 New Members in 2016
The Natural Products Association (NPA) brought its total new member count to 73 in 2016, continuing strong and steady membership expansion. NPA added one new retail and nine supply members between August and September. “We are pleased to welcome new members to our team, as we continue to see steady membership growth and expansion in ...
NPA to Meet With Congressional Task Force
Stakeholders will submit comments to the Congressional Task Force that will examine Puerto Rican AO 346 as a result of NPA’s grassroots and government relations efforts. NPA will work directly with the Task Force to provide input on the damaging effects of Administrative Order (AO) by meeting will all eight of its members in the ...
DOJ Announces Supplement Sweep – CRN, NPA and AHPA Express Support
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Ben Mizer, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the DOJ, revealed the government’s plan for a sweep of actions targeting unlawful dietary supplement makers and marketers. “We are here today to explain the critical steps the federal government is taking to stem the tide of unlawful dietary ...
NPA Adds Another to List of Top Employees
Almost immediately following the hire of Daniel Fabricant, PhD, as CEO, the Natural Products Association (NPA) has brought on Corey Hilmas, MD, PhD, as the new senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs. Hilmas served the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for two years as the chief of the Dietary Supplement Regulation Implementation Branch ...
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