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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trump Expected to Nominate Stephen Hahn as FDA Commissioner
President Donald Trump has decided to nominate Stephen Hahn, MD, FASTRO as FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) commissioner, sources familiar with the decision told BioCentury. Other news outlets have also released similar reports. Hahn, chief medical executive of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is HHS (United States Department of Health and […]
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 […]
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