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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, NPA Responds
On Jan. 27, the California Assembly 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 ...
AHPA Updates Proposition 65 Hemp Industry Guidance Following Passage of California AB 45
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has published an update to its Guidance on California Proposition 65 and Hemp Products to recognize the impact of the passage of California AB 45 Industrial hemp products, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsome on Oct. 6, 2021. The AHPA document provided guidance to the hemp industry about ...
California Legalizes CBD in Dietary Supplements, Food and Cosmetics
On Oct. 6, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 45, legalizing cannabidiol (CBD) in dietary supplements, food and cosmetics. AB 45 will allow CBD and other parts of the hemp plant to be included in food, beverages and cosmetics in California upon rigorous testing and regulatory requirements. The law also prohibits all forms of THC in ...
Expo West 2020 Postponed, Date TBD
Due to COVID-19, New Hope Network announced that as of March 2, Natural Products Expo West was postponed to a later date in 2020 to be determined. It was originally scheduled for March 3-7 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. In a press release that New Hope sent out, the company noted that ...
Why California’s New Privacy Act Matters to Non-California Companies
In 2018, businesses collecting data from residents of the European Union scrambled to identify the requirements of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and make changes to comply. In the next several months, the same scramble likely will be employed for businesses doing business with residents of the State of California because the California Consumer Privacy ...
AHPA Publishes CA Prop 65 Guidance for Hemp Products
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has published Guidance on California Proposition 65 and Hemp Products to educate the hemp industry about the regulatory and liability implications of Proposition 65 for hemp and hemp-derived products, including cannabidiol (CBD), sold in the State of California. Consumer goods sold in the State of California are generally subject to Proposition ...
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