Regulatory

AHPA President, Michael McGuffin, issued a statement this week in response to a New York and Indiana Attorneys General letter to the FDA regarding strengthened enforcement of the dietary supplement industry.

Like dietary supplements, homeopathic drugs are now mass-market products sold direct-to-consumer and in major retail stores. Now the FTC and FDA are weighing how they're regulated.

Food transparency isn’t an issue exclusive to the natural industry—it’s important to all brands that are founded upon sustainable and transparent business models.

Application of USP standards—either independently or via the USP Verified Program—can help identify adulterants and prevent questionable products from reaching consumers. 

HBO ignored CRN's requests to provide perspective from the responsible supplement industry, which would have confirmed that the products the segment focused on are illegally marketed as dietary supplements. 

"Real Sports" implies that inappropriate industry influence spawned adoption of DSHEA, when in fact it was consumers who demanded that Congress protect their choice to use supplements.

Lunada Biomedical has advertised that is dietary supplement Amberen causes substantial weight loss for women over 40 and that the weight loss is clinically proven.

Confectionery giant supports U.S. government labeling recommendation.

AHPA offered regulatory and technical expertise on safety and compliance issues to attendees of the annual trade show for the specialty tea industry.