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Organic & Natural Health Association Urges Congress to Add Vitamin D to Farm Bill
The Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N Health) has announced that it has launched its “All for Vitamin D: Building Stronger Families in a SNAP” campaign in an effort to encourage voters to urge Congress to include vitamin D3 in the farm bill’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The initiative calls on voters to reach […]
NPA Questions Why Dietary Supplements Aren’t Part of New FDA Criteria for “Healthy” Food Labeling
Days after the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which convened on Wednesday, Sept. 28, for the first time in more than 50 years, concluded that nutrition was an essential part of an approach to health and wellness, the Natural Products Association (NPA) questioned why a proposed rule by the Food and Drug […]
USDA to Invest in Expanding SNAP Online Shopping
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service has announced it is seeking applications for a $5 million competitive grant to help expand the number of retailers that offer SNAP online shopping. The SNAP EBT Modernization Technical Assistance Center grant will fund an organization to provide extensive support to retailers with the technology and systems needed for […]
ICYMI: NPA’s Fabricant Appears on CBS “The Doctors”
Daniel Fabricant, PhD., president and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the former chief regulator of the dietary supplement industry appeared on the CBS show “The Doctors” on February 7, 2022. Fabricant discussed the unintended consequences of legislation in California that would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements. The legislation recently passed by […]
California Assembly Votes to Restrict Access to Supplements
The California Assembly on January 27 passed legislation by a vote of 44-12 that would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements and impose costly burdens on small businesses. The bill will now go through the committee process in the California Senate. The Natural Products Association (NPA) warns that the bill will lead to unintended consequences that include […]
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 […]
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 […]
Expansion of HSA Considered in Senate Budget Resolution
An amendment included in the Senate’s budget resolution as part of the reconciliation process 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 goal by the Natural Products Association (NPA) to expand access to nutritional supplements for all communities […]
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 […]
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