American Herbal Products Association (AHPA)
Industry Responds to RFK Jr.’s Nomination as HHS Director
On Nov. 14, President-elect Donald Trump nominated environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) as director of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). After ending his own presidential campaign, Kennedy endorsed Trump and has since launched “Make America Healthy Again,” a campaign that “prioritizes regenerative agriculture, protects natural resources and removes harmful toxins ...
BMC Medicine Retracts DNA Barcoding Study on Herbal Products, Industry Responds
In July 2024, BMC Medicine’s editorial office retracted a 2013 study, which used DNA barcoding analysis to test 44 herbal products. “The Editor has retracted this article. An investigation by the University of Guelph (U of G) has found evidence of data fabrication in relation to this article. The Editor therefore no longer has confidence ...
Workshop Provides Practical Instruction on Botanical Identification
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) held a two-day workshop, “Botanical, macroscopic and organoleptic assessment of herbal ingredients for cGMP (current good manufacturing practice) compliance” on June 15-16 at Portland State University in Oregon. The hands-on workshop provided a detailed orientation of botanical, macroscopic, and organoleptic identification methods; quality assessment techniques ...
Industry Responds to HBO Inside Sports Segment
On May 19, HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel aired a segment titled “In Harm’s Way.” In the segment, Soledad O’Brien reported on the deaths of several members of the U.S. military tied to dietary supplements sold at their bases—and ties those deaths to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and his ongoing efforts to limit the ...
Sheldon Baker Joins AHPA
Sheldon Baker, supplement industry veteran and senior partner with Baker Dillon Group, has joined the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) as vice president of strategic engagement. Baker will be based in Clovis, CA. In the newly created position, Baker’s primary responsibilities will be maintaining and expanding AHPA’s membership, managing AHPA’s member meetings and educational activities, ...
AHPA Launches Import Records Center, Calls for Submission of Reports
In a unique effort to help reduce and shorten import delays, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has launched the AHPA Import Records Center to collect information on regulatory interruptions encountered when shipping herbs and other goods into the U.S. According to the association, by recording and collating reports of border problems in a centralized ...
Devon Powell Leaves NPA
Devon Powell sent a message out on LinkedIn. “As many of you have read or will, I’ve resigned as COO/SVP Membership at Natural Products Association (NPA),” wrote Powell in a messaged dated July 23. The short message goes on, reading “given my eight-year tenure at American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), I imagine departing NPA after ...
Laying The Groundwork For The Herbal Industry
Early in the 1980s, a number of companies active in the herb trade came together with an idea that a professional organization was needed to represent this unique product class. Quite of few of the people who were there are now some of the best known personalities and leaders in the herb and supplement world: ...
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