Daniel Fabricant
NPA Moves to Capitol Hill
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has officially moved to its new office located at 440 1st St. N.W., Washington D.C. The close proximity to Capitol Hill will allow for NPA to better serve its members by continuing to bolster its political and legislative efforts. NPA was previously located at Dupont Circle. While that location served its purpose ...
Industry Urges FDA to Define “Natural”
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraging the agency to establish, through rulemaking, a regulatory definition for the term “natural” (and possibly other terms, such as “100 percent natural” and “made with natural [named ingredient(s)]”) for the labeling of human food products, and other products ...
NPA Sends Letter to New FDA Commissioner
The Natural Products Association (NPA) sent a letter to Dr. Robert Califf regarding his recent confirmation to become the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the letter, NPA congratulated Califf on his confirmation by the U.S. Senate and outlined its priorities for the new commissioner. NPA also requested a meeting ...
NPA Files Suit Against Board Members
On February 4, in a Member Update email from the Natural Products Association (NPA) , Executive Director and CEO Daniel Fabricant addressed membership informing them that action had been taken against the NPA. The email also announced that the NPA filed claims in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against 10 current ...
NPA Welcomes FDA Process to Define “Natural”
The Natural Products Association (NPA) responded to recent steps taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define the term “natural” on food labels. “It’s about time that natural be defined by experts and no Madison Avenue ad executives,” said Dan Fabricant, PhD, executive director and CEO of the NPA. “NPA strongly supports ...
Washington & The Natural Industry
Partisanship aside, well-tended friendships, education and vigilant attention from the natural industry make for good relations inside the Beltway. Introducing the participants: • Robert Craven, CEO, FoodState (MegaFood) • Daniel Fabricant, PhD, Executive Director and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA) • Mike Greene, Vice President, Government Relations, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) • Risa Schulman, ...
Is California About to Rule That Aloe Vera Could Cause Cancer?
NPA Says Studies Don’t Support it, Asks CA Regulators Not to List Proven Natural Herb as Carcinogen The Natural Products Association (NPA) submitted comments to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) questioning the scientific validity of listing Aloe vera whole leaf extract and goldenseal root powder on a list ...
The Path to Compliance
To rebuild consumer trust, the natural products industry must exhibit compliance and transparency. The issue of compliance has affected many aspects of the natural products industry. Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine asked those schooled on the subject to discuss this topic, and offer their thoughts on what the industry can do to make safe products, ...
Industry Roundtable: The Path to Compliance
The issue of compliance has affected many aspects of the natural products industry. Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) asked natural product industry experts to discuss this topic, and offer their thoughts on what the industry can do to ensure safe products that comply with government regulations and help gain the confidence of consumers. The Participants Are: ...
The State of Purity
Industry leaders discuss botanical adulteration in the supplement industry. The Participants Are: • Rupa Das, Vice President of Global Quality and Compliance, BI Nutraceuticals, Long Beach, CA, (310) 669-2100 • Daniel Fabricant, PhD, CEO, Natural Products Association, Washington, DC, (800) 966-6632 • Gabriel Giancaspro, PhD, Vice President, Foods, Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, U.S. Pharmacopeia, ...
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