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Natural Products Expo East Enhances Safety Protocols
New Hope Network has announced that in addition to following guidance from the CDC and local and regional health experts, they have taken into account industry feedback through a survey they sent via email regarding safety measures at Natural Products Expo East. The announcement on their website stated, “Based on your feedback, we have decided ...
House Appropriations Report Ignores Strong Safety Record of Nutritional Supplements, Says NPA
A recent report issued by the House Appropriations Committee ignores the superior safety record of nutritional supplements and extremely low adverse event rates compared to other Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated products like pharmaceuticals and conventional food. “Nutritional supplements are strongly regulated in the United States and their safety record is far superior to ...
Positively Natural Announces Location for October 2021 Show
Positively Natural has announced that they will be having their Annual Tradeshow and Conference on October 21 and 22, 2021 at the M Resort, in Las Vegas, NV. The association said it is looking to the future as it works to continue its dedication to the independent retailers in the natural products industry. In 2020, ...
The Natural Products Industry and COVID-19: 2021 Update
Panelists: Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Houston, TX, www.betsyhealth.com Bill Giebler, Content and Insights Director, New Hope, Boulder, CO, www.newhope.com Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic and Natural Health Association, Washington, DC, www.organicandnatural.org Edward Jones, Founder, Nutrition World, Chattanooga, TN, www.nutritionw.com Dan Lifton, CEO, Quality of Life Labs, Purchase, NY, www.qualityoflife.net Steve ...
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 ...
Video: 2020 Retail Heroes
Honoring essential workers of the coronavirus in the natural products industry. Images from natural product retailers across the country. Feature
2020 Retail Heroes
Honoring essential workers of the coronavirus in the natural products industry. On March 16, 2020, The Natural Products Association (NPA) called for health food stores selling nutritional supplements to remain open during the U.S. government’s response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The association noted that health food stores offer a wide range of essential ...
COVID-19 and the Natural Industry … Continued
For July’s COVID-19 and the Natural Products Industry feature article, Vitamin Retailer spoke with Len Monheit, CEO, Trust Transparency Center, Spring TX, and asked him the following question: VR: Looking at product on shelf, what percent of the supply chain for dietary supplements was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how are both the supply ...
New Survey Shows Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Natural Products Industry
A new survey by the Natural Products Association (NPA) shows how hard the natural products industry has been hit by the COVID-19 crisis. According to the survey, one in four natural products businesses were unable to submit their application. Twenty-four percent of businesses who reapplied for a PPP (Payback Protection Plan) loan received one. This new survey is a follow ...
Impact of Coronavirus on the Natural Products Industry
The new strain of coronavirus grabbing headlines and generating health concerns around the world was given an official name by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Feb. 11, 2020: COVID-19. Back in December 2019, the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and was traced to a novel strain. The COVID-19 virus, in some instances, ...
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