Natural Products Association
California Prepares New Regulations for Largest CBD Market in U.S.
California is considering new legislation that would establish safety standards for CBD products and prevent distributors and manufacturers from making false claims. California joins at least 23 other states that have introduced or passed legislation regulating CBD as a dietary supplement or food ingredient. California represents the largest market for CBD in the U.S., with estimated sales ...
NPA Grassroots Campaign Blocks Bill to Slash Supplement Sales in Illinois
A grassroots campaign by the Natural Products Association (NPA) in Illinois successfully blocked the introduction of legislation that would restrict access to nutritional supplements. In last year’s session, legislation (HB 3948) was introduced in Illinois that would prohibit the sale of healthy, safe and legal products to minors and require supplements like protein powder to ...
Health Food Stores and Supplement Makers Face Test in MA State Legislature
A bill reintroduced in the Massachusetts State Legislature would place a costly burden on small businesses who have already been hard hit by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, said the Natural Products Association (NPA). The bills, H.D. 1309 and S.D. 678, the “Protecting Children from Diet Pills and Muscle-Building Supplements,” have been reintroduced by ...
Vilsack Hearing Highlights Food Insecurity and Need to Expand Access to Nutritional Supplements
As the Senate Agriculture Committee considers the nomination of Tom Vilsack to be the next U.S. Agriculture Secretary, the Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling for an expansion of federal food assistance programs. As part of a multi-pronged approach, NPA said it is supporting policies that would cover nutritional supplements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
Health Foods Stores Must Stay Open Under New CA COVID-19 Lockdowns, Says NPA
The Natural Products Association (NPA) in a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom said it is imperative for essential businesses including health food stores to remain open as California mandates new COVID-19 restrictions. Health food stores provide a wide range of essential products including water, electrolytes, nutritional supplements, healthy food options and other health-related products such as ...
NPA Announces Details of Virtual Annual Conference
In a critical year for the natural products industry, the Natural Products Association (NPA) will host its annual conference, The Big Natural on Nov. 30-Dec. 1. The virtual event will bring together leaders in business, politics and policy, providing attendees with unparalleled access to experts as the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis ahead of the ...
New CBD Proposals Would Undermine Public Trust in Safety of Nutritional Supplements, NPA Says
The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently rejected new legislation introduced in the U.S. House that would allow CBD products to be used in dietary supplements. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), fails to set a safe level of daily consumption and would do more to undermine public trust in the safety ...
New Hampshire Joins List of States to Propose CBD Regs
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum, according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). New Hampshire recently joined Virginia, Texas and Hawaii ...
NPA Joins Coalition to Push Congress to Include Tax Credit in Stimulus Package
As Congress continues deliberations on additional financial assistance for individuals and companies impacted by the pandemic, the Natural Products Association (NPA) is joining businesses representing millions of workers and customers in an open letter asking officials to include tax credits for businesses facing steep reopening costs, as noted previously. Most recently however, a letter to ...
NPA Proposes Streamlined Data Sharing at FDA
The Natural Products Association (NPA) outlined a streamlined process to facilitate data sharing within the agency in comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Specifically, NPA suggested sharing data from the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs on structure/function claim notifications, new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications, current good manufacturing practice (GMP) inspections and certificate ...
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