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Senior FDA Official Joins NPA
The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official Sibyl Swift, PhD will be the new senior vice president for scientific and regulatory affairs for the association. The hire comes as NPA expands its international presence as a Codex Alimentarius NGO (non-governmental organization) observer and accelerates its advocacy efforts on ...
EPA Approves Use of Pesticide Products on Hemp
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two actions that it says will help the agricultural sector protect crops from pests and weeds. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is approving the use of 10 pesticide products on hemp in time for the 2020 growing season. Nine of these products are biopesticides ...
Congress Punts on Regulating CBD in Year-End Spending Bill
On Dec. 16, Congress punted on legislation to regulate the growing CBD industry and set a safe level of daily consumption. The conference report directs funding for research, policy evaluation, market surveillance and enforcement discretion related to CBD and hemp. Unlike legislation, the conference report does not have the force of law. The Natural Products Association (NPA) ...
DSHEA at 25
Vitamin Retailer spoke with Attorney Jonathan W. Emord. The president of Emord & Associates, in Clifton, VA (www.emord.com), Emord was one of central figures in the passage of DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act). Here’s what he had to say: VR: October 15, 2019, marked the 25th anniversary of DSHEA, the Dietary Supplement Health ...
Senate Confirms Hahn as FDA Commissioner
In a 72-18 Senate vote, Stephen Hahn, MD, FASTRO was confirmed as the new head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), taking charge at a regulatory agency that oversees products ranging from complex cancer drugs, to food, cosmetics, tobacco and CBD. “We look forward to working with Dr. Hahn and his staff to ...
FDA Issues CBD Warning Letters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warning letters to 15 companies for illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), according to the agency. The FDA also published a revised Consumer Update detailing safety concerns about CBD products more broadly. Based on the ...
NJ Senate Committee Approves Resolution Asking Congress to Set Safe Level for CBD Consumption
The New Jersey State Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee unanimously passed a resolution asking the U.S. Congress to set a safe level for CBD consumption. President and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA), Daniel Fabricant, PhD, testified at the committee hearing. “NPA thanks the Committee for acknowledging that it is long past ...
President Trump Nominates Stephen Hahn as FDA Commissioner
According to Politico, President Donald Trump announced last week that he will nominate Stephen Hahn, MD, FASTRO, a cancer specialist and hospital administrator, to lead the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). Trump had been rumored to make this selection for several months. If confirmed by the Senate, the top FDA post would mark Hahn’s first ...
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 ...
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