AHPA staff and members presented at several supplement events last week to represent AHPA member interests and provide expert insights into issues impacting the industry.

Dietary Supplement Regulatory Summit

AHPA President Michael McGuffin presented on a panel of FDA officials and supplement association leaders at the Dietary Supplement Regulatory Summit. Many members attended this annual collaboration between AHPA, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA). The full-day regulatory summit featured updates and insights from FDA and industry regulatory experts.

Media coverage:

• FDA’s Yiannas: ‘At the end of the day you’re not selling products, you’re selling trust’
• CBD At the Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit: FDA “Has No Policy of Enforcement Discretion”
• Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit: Industry/FDA Unite; Discuss Future of DSHEA

FDA-CFSAN Public Meeting: Responsible Innovation in Dietary Supplements

McGuffin also presented on New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) requirements and exceptions at the FDA-CFSAN Public Meeting: Responsible Innovation in Dietary Supplements. A video of McGuffin's presentation is available online.

Presentation:

• View and download McGuffin's NDI presentation

Media coverage:

• NDI problems take center stage at FDA public meeting with industry
• 15 highlights from the FDA’s public meeting on responsible innovation in dietary supplements

USP Dietary Supplement Stakeholder Forum

McGuffin and AHPA Chief Science Officer Holly E. Johnson, Ph.D., provided expert insights at the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) Dietary Supplement Stakeholder Forum held on Wednesday. The event also featured presentations by AHPA Board Member Aaron Secrist from NOW Foods and Duffy MacKay, Ph.D., from AHPA member company CV Sciences. AHPA provided input on a host of issues, including hemp, regulatory initiatives, pesticides and food allergens.

Presentation:

• View and download McGuffin's presentation on pesticide residues

3rd SoCal Dietary Supplement Consortium

McGuffin presented on Friday at the 3rd SoCal Dietary Supplement Consortium on the 2018 Farm Bill and how it impacts hemp and hemp-derived products, including cannabidiol (CBD)

Presentation:

• View and download McGuffin's presentation

U.S. Hemp Authority Meeting