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NPA Seeks Vitamin Inclusion in WIC Program
The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently submitted comments to the Institute of Medicine advocating for expanding access to vitamins for low-income mothers and children. NPA submitted its comments as part of a Congressionally mandated study that will examine the impact of expanding the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) to cover certain ...
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 ...
NPA Works to Repeal Puerto Rico Rule That Limits Access to Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is meeting with members of the House of Representatives to overturn an administrative order issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Department of Health that would raise prices for dietary supplement and natural products consumers and adds requirements for retailers/distributors inconsistent with federal law. NPA is seeking to attach the ...
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 Holds 19th Annual Natural Products Day
The Natural Products Association (NPA) hosted its members and other industry supporters from across the nation for its 19th Annual Natural Products Day (NPD) in Washington, D.C. on April 12 and 13. NPD attendees included retailers, suppliers and other industry members, who met with more than 75 members of Congress and staff to educate them ...
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 ...
DOJ Announces Supplement Sweep – CRN, NPA and AHPA Express Support
On Tuesday, November 17, Ben Mizer, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), revealed the government’s plan for a sweep of actions targeting unlawful dietary supplement makers and marketers. “We are here today to explain the critical steps the federal government is taking to stem the tide ...
Industry Involvement and Marketing
2015 has been an extraordinarily challenging year for the dietary supplements industry, between legal challenges, scores of negative news reports, and substantial questions about industry practices from members of the U.S. Congress—and the year isn’t over. There are a lot of conversations taking place among members of the industry about what changes need to be ...
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