Natural Products Association (NPA)
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 ...
Dietary Supplements and SNAP
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine asked Daniel Fabricant, PhD, CEO and president of the Washington, D.C.-based Natural Products Association (NPA), the following question: NIE: With thousands of cars lining up at food distribution locations throughout the U.S. during this pandemic, food insecurity has been shown as a deeply serious problem in this country, possibly more ...
Mark A. LeDoux, CEO and Chairman, Natural Alternatives International, Inc., CarnoSyn Brands
Natural Alternatives International, Inc. 1535 Faraday Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008 Phone: (800) VITAMIN Website: www.nai-online.com Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NAI) is a leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements and provides strategic partnering services to its customers. Mark LeDoux founded NAI in 1980. With more than 45 years of experience since joining the nutritional ...
The Supplement OWL Takes Flight
One year after the project was formally announced, the Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) became a reality, as the online product registry is now live. Serving as a resource for regulators, retailers, and industry, the OWL is an industry-wide, self-regulatory initiative that will help create a rich and more complete picture of the marketplace, and ...
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 ...
Industry Responds to Oregon AG Lawsuit Against GNC
The natural products industry is responding to a lawsuit filed by Oregon Attorney General (AG) Ellen Rosenblum alleging that supplement retailer GNC (Pittsburgh, PA) violated the state’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit accuses GNC of selling workout supplements containing picamilon, a prescription drug used to treat neurological conditions. Acting Deputy Director of the Dietary ...
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 ...
Forming a United Herbal Industry
To confront botanical adulteration, Dr. Daniel Fabricant, CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), suggested suppliers and manufacturers pay close attention to the Food Safety and Modernization Act and the burden it’s going to bring on the suppliers. “It’s incredibly important and something we’re working on at the NPA,” he said. The New York attorney general is ...
NPA and UL Announce New Independent Stamp of Approval
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and UL have announced that they will partner to certify dietary supplement makers are following federal guidelines and regulations—Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)—that are an essential part of the government’s oversight of the industry. As part of this collaboration, UL’s auditors will be trained in the NPA GMP standard, as they ...
Steering Public Perceptions
Here in the Northwest, our families prepare for earthquakes. We know that we live in an area prone to plates shifting, so we live in a state of readiness. Schools teach children to duck under desks, protecting their heads; at home we keep emergency food, water and critical medical supplies close.Yet across the supplement industry, ...
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