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CVS Launches “Tested to Be Trusted” Program for Supplements
CVS Pharmacy (Rhode Island), the retail division of CVS Health, announced the launch of “Tested to Be Trusted,” a program requiring third-party testing of all vitamins and supplements sold in-store and online to confirm the accuracy of the dietary ingredients listed on the supplement facts panel and to confirm products are free from certain additives ...
FDA to Convene Meeting on CBD
On Feb. 27, FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD announced the agency’s intention to convene a public meeting in April 2019 on the development of a regulatory pathway for the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in dietary supplement and food products. The announcement came during the Commissioner’s testimony at a hearing of ...
Nutritional Supplements Access Preserved in Arizona
A proposal that would have drastically limited access to safe, legal and popular products for Arizonans was changed recently with the help of the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), who worked with the Arizona Board of Pharmacy and other state policymakers on the issue. The proposal under consideration would have ...
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 ...
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