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Education Committee

Chair: Beth Lambert (Herbalist & Alchemist)
Staff Contact: Natasha Weaver

Committee Purpose:

  • Internally: To identify, prioritize, and meet education needs through research, seminars, publications and other media vehicles.
  • Externally: to identify, prioritize and meet appropriate consumer education needs within the scope of promoting herbal products and the herbal products industry.

AHPA Members, if you would like to join this committee, please email the staff contact.


Committee Meeting Minutes

March 10, 2022 Meeting Minutes

Meeting of the Education Committee

November 11, 2020 Meeting Minutes

Meeting of the Communications Committee

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Committee-Related News

Case Studies - Substantiating Claims for Herbal Immune Support Products

Presented June 17, 2020

Webinar presenters explain ways to ensure your marketing claims for herbal immune support products are substantiated, truthful and not misleading. Industry experts review several methods they’ve used to ensure their dietary supplement product claims are well substantiated, including: randomized, controlled clinical trials on a well-known elderberry product; in vitro testing to support the legitimacy of the product; and the relevance of use and training in substantiating the effectiveness of traditional Chinese herbal formulations.

Free webinar: Supplement cGMP Basics for Hemp-CBD Companies

Presented Dec. 10, 2019 -- Duration: 2 hours

This webinar provides an overview of dietary supplement current good manufacturing (cGMP) requirements for hemp-CBD products. Legal and industry experts provide strategies and resources to comply and document compliance with  federal manufacturing requirements designed to ensure supplement product quality and safety.

Free webinar: Preparing for FDA cGMP Facility Inspections

Presented December 17, 2019

This webinar is designed to help businesses in the dietary supplement industry understand the elements of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations (21 CFR 111) that have been the primary focus of FDA inspections. This knowledge will assist businesses in better allocating and directing their compliance resources.

Webinar: Compliance with FDA’s Revised Nutrition Labeling Regulations

Presented October 29, 2019

Recorded October 29, 2019, this webinar offers expert insights into the nutrition labeling requirements for foods and dietary supplements are scheduled to take effect January 1, 2020 for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual sales and January 1, 2021 for smaller manufacturers.

Dyad Labs provides chromatography basics for cGMP compliance

Dyad Labs provides chromatography basics for cGMP compliance

Convened March 2019

AHPA partnered with Dyad Labs to present a two-day workshop on March 21-22 that provided 16 attendees with a basic understanding of chromatography and hands-on lab experience.
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