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Study Advocates for Risky FMT Procedure Over Probiotic Supplements
A new study published in the medical journal Cell encourages patients to avoid probiotics in favor of a medical procedure that is known to cause adverse events in more than 25 percent of patients. The Natural Products Association (NPA) pointed out the near universal medical consensus that probiotics are safe and effective and questioned why ...
Founders of New Chapter Part Ways With Procter & Gamble
In 2012, Ohio-based Procter & Gamble (P&G) entered the U.S. nutritional supplement market by acquiring Vermont-based New Chapter, founded by Paul and Barbi Schulick. New Chapter is known for its healing-driven mission and vitamin and herbal formulations. After six years of working with P&G, the Schulicks have announced that as of July 1, 2018, they have parted ways ...
Radio Program Launched on Hemp-Derived Health Initiatives
Phoenix Tears (U.S. location in Nevada), a provider of hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) solutions for consumers, announced it is launching a weekly syndicated radio program with the Christian Fellowship Council (CFC) to help consumers recognize and leverage the profound health benefits of hemp-based CBD products. The program began May 6, 2018 with a live broadcast into ...
Trace Minerals Research Launches Redesigned Website
Trace Minerals Research (TMR, Utah), a provider of trace mineral based supplements for more than 40 years, announced that it has launched its redesigned website that boasts a modernized look with more content, easier navigation, improved functionality that is also mobile responsive. The purpose for the redesign was to provide consumers and retailers a more ...
Olympians Embrace Nutritional Supplements
Sports federations and hundreds of individual athletes from around the world have embraced dietary supplements as they headed to Rio for this Summer’s Olympic games. At least 14 Olympic sports federations in the U.S. and around the world have recently signed sponsorship deals with sports nutrition companies, including USA Gymnastics and USA Track & Field, ...
UK’s MHRA Review Shows Sports Supplement Industry Improvement
As the 2016 Summer Olympics begins, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has carried out a new review of unauthorized medicines being marketed as sports supplements, which shows a reduction of almost 50 percent, compared to a similar study carried out in 2012. The review, launched in the run up to the Rio Olympics, is ...
Grassroots Network Defeats Attempts to Limit Access to Supplements Among Military Personnel
As part of a major victory for consumers, the Natural Products Association (NPA) prevented the introduction of an amendment to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would limit access to safe and legal dietary supplements for the men and women of our armed services. “The Natural Products Association refuses to allow Congress to ...
NPA Responds to McCaskill’s Statement on Supplements and Cancer Patients
The Natural Products Association (NPA) responded to comments made by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) regarding the interaction of dietary supplements and natural products in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The following statement was provided by Daniel Fabricant, CEO and executive director of NPA: “Does Senator McCaskill really want the FDA to do what doctors took an ...
CRN Showcases Dietary Supplement Economic Impact Report
More than two-thirds of American adults take dietary supplements each year, and according to a new economic impact report, the dietary supplement industry contributes $121.6 billion to the U.S. economy, creates 754,645 jobs nationwide, and pays $38.4 billion in wages. Additionally, the industry contributes nearly $15 billion in business taxes—federal and state—not including taxes collected ...
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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