NPA
2021 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit
The 6th Annual 2021 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS) will take place on Tuesday, July 13. In collaboration with the Natural Products Association (NPA), the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the virtual DSRS is a one-day conference bringing together industry leaders and U.S. ...
NPA Grassroots and Lobbying Efforts Block NY Bill to Restrict Access to Supplements
According to Natural Products Association’s (NPA), due to its grassroots network, a bill in the New York State Assembly that would ban the sale of safe and legal dietary supplements to consumers under the age of 18, was pulled from consideration. NPA said its successful campaign against the bill, asking members to urge the Governor and legislators to ...
NPA Secures Provision for Food Products in Senate CBD Bill
New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate includes a provision that would regulate food products containing CBD. A version introduced in the U.S. House failed to include the provision concerning food products and was added to the Senate’s version following a lobbying effort by NPA to expand the scope of the bill. While NPA supports ...
New Legislation Expands Access to Nutritional Supplements
New legislation introduced (S. 1654) in the U.S. Senate by Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements. This effort is part of a broader effort by the Natural Products Association (NPA) to expand access to nutritional supplements for underserved communities ...
Waiving Vaccine Patent Rights Could Impact Supplement Industry, Warns NPA and Leading Patent Attorney
The Natural Products Association (NPA), along with patent law expert Kevin Bell, partner and co-chair of the Intellectual Property practice for Arnold Golden Gregory LLP, warned that waiving patents for COVID-19 vaccines for any period of time could undermine American innovation and have a damaging impact on the nutritional supplement industry. “We share the administration’s ...
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 ...
NPA To Governors: Declare Health Food Stores Essential
The Natural Products Association (NPA), in a letter to the governors of all 50 states, said health food stores should be declared essential in order to ensure that millions of Americans continue to have access to products that support their immune system and protect their health. Additionally, declaring health food stores essential will ensure that ...
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