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NPA Responds to Findings of Study on Cancer Risk Among Smokers Taking Vitamin B Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has rejected a study by researchers blaming vitamin B use by male smokers for an increased risk of cancer. Dan Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of NPA pointed to environmental factors and tobacco use as the more likely cause for increased cancer risk. Fabricant is a former head of the ...
FDA Delays Rolling Out New Nutrition Facts Label
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) delayed indefinitely implementation of a new nutrition facts label that would enlarge calorie counts, itemize added sugar and bring serving sizes in line with actual average portions, according to Reuters. The rule, which had been championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, had been scheduled to go into ...
NPA to Hold “The FDA Experience” Training Event
The leading experts in the field of the natural products industry and former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials Daniel Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of Natural Products Association (NPA) and Corey Hilmas, MD, PhD, NPA’s senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs, will host a five-day training dubbed “The FDA Experience” on ...
Supplement Industry Groups Collaborate on Congressional Advocacy
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) are joining forces for a cooperative advocacy effort—Day on the Hill—on June 21 in Washington, D.C. The event will bring together industry executives from across the country to visit with Congressional members and their staff to discuss the benefits of dietary supplements ...
SIDI Work Group Calls for Comments on Draft of Updated Protocol
The dietary supplement industry’s self-regulatory coalition, the SIDI Work Group, recently released an updated draft of the “Standardized Information on Dietary Ingredients (SIDI) Protocol,” and seeks feedback from industry stakeholders and regulators by July 3, 2017. The SIDI Protocol has gained significant traction within the industry since its original release in 2008. The protocol provides ...
Associations Applaud New Commissioner’s Commitment to Modernizing FDA
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) have voiced their supported the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plans to reorganize its inspection staff and applauded Commissioner Scott Gottlieb for his efforts to modernize the agency. “CRN commends FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and the agency for announcing the implementation of ...
Associations Applaud Senate Confirmation of Gottlieb to Lead FDA
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) both commended the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Scott Gottlieb, MD, to the post of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. Gottlieb has promised access to supplements and to enforce current laws to protect consumers. “Dr. Gottlieb will ensure consumers have access to products ...
NDI Database Shows 15 of 59 Recent Notifications Acknowledged Without Objection
Fifteen (or roughly 25 percent) of the 59 New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notifications submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between November 2015 and October 2016 were acknowledged without objection, according to the latest data uploaded to AHPA’s (American Herbal Product Association) NDI Database. Several of these 15 notifications were for ingredients that a company ...
NPA: New Congress Brings Opportunity for Natural Products Industry
As part of the effort to capitalize on the opportunities the incoming Congress presents for the natural products industry and the millions of American consumers using its products, The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it will host the 20th Annual Natural Products Day on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C. “A new Congress ...
Associations Submit Comments on Revised NDI Draft Guidance
Some of the natural product industries’ leading associations, including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), American Botanical Council (ABC) and Natural Products Association (NPA), recently submitted comments to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s revised New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance. FDA issued on August ...
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