Puerto Rico
FDA and CDC Investigate Salmonella Contamination in Moringa Leaf Powder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of salmonella infections linked to products containing moringa leaf powder. As of Jan. 29, CDC reported a total of 65 people across 28 states have been infected with one of the two outbreak strains ...
Vitamin Angels Expands Global Reach and Impact in 2024
In 2024, Vitamin Angels (Goleta, CA) achieved a milestone year, reaching more than 74 million underserved pregnant women and children globally with essential nutrition. Domestically, the organization achieved its goal of reaching 500,000 underserved pregnant women with prenatal vitamins and minerals. Vitamin Angels had several notable accomplishments in 2024. Since 2013, Walgreens and Vitamin Angels ...
USDA Green Lights Hemp Production for Minnesota, Tennessee and Puerto Rico
According to Hemp Industry Daily, federal agriculture officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently signed off on hemp production plans for two states and a U.S. territory. Minnesota, which has been a hemp state for six years under the 2014 Farm Bill pilot program, received approval for its plan on July 14. The state declared ...
NPA to Meet With Congressional Task Force
Stakeholders will submit comments to the Congressional Task Force that will examine Puerto Rican AO 346 as a result of NPA’s grassroots and government relations efforts. NPA will work directly with the Task Force to provide input on the damaging effects of Administrative Order (AO) by meeting will all eight of its members in the ...
Puerto Rico Senate Bill Dismissed
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, welcomed the dismissal of Puerto Rico Senate Bill (SB) 1599, which would have amended the Puerto Rico Pharmacy Law, defining natural products and dietary supplements. The bill attempted to legitimize Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDH) Administrative Order ...
NPA Works to Repeal Puerto Rico Order on Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is meeting with members of the House of Representatives to overturn an administrative order (Administrative Order #346) issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Department of Health that would raise prices for dietary supplement and natural products consumers and adds requirements for retailers/distributors inconsistent with federal law. The NPA is ...
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