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AHPA participates in AOAC Mid-Year Meeting

March 15, 2019: Chief Science Officer Holly Johnson, Ph.D., represents members at AOAC

AHPA Chief Science Officer Holly Johnson, Ph.D., represented member interests at the 9th Annual AOAC INTERNATIONAL Midyear Meeting and Analytical Solutions Forum held March 11-14 outside Washington, DC.

IADSA update on international supplement regulations

IADSA February 2019 Newsflash

This issue of the IADSA Newsflash includes an update on the EU banning yohimbe and consulting on regulatory limits for pyrrolizidine alkaloids in teas, honey, and food supplement products.

AHPA awards excellence in the herbal products industry

Sara Katz, Kelly Kindscher, Mark Blumenthal, Oregon’s Wild Harvest and Steven Yeager awarded for outstanding contributions

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) presented its 2019 awards to individuals and an organization that have made significant contributions to the continued success of the herbal products industry at AHPA's Annual Member meeting on March 6 at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA.

FDA Announces New Attention to Dietary Supplement Regulations

February 2019: Prominent focus on public health and safety, mandatory product listing and new dietary ingredients

AHPA submits comments on use of dairy names for plant-based product labels

February 2019

On January 28, 2019, AHPA submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to ensure that any rule or guidance that the agency may adopt on the use of dairy names (e.g., “milk,” “cream,” “butter,” etc.) on the labels of plant-based products expressly does not apply to any such product that is not generally used as a substitute for or marketed to resemble a dairy product.

Renowned herbalists lead HerbWalk at Expo West

AHPA-ABC-AHP event provides guided tour of medicinal herbs at Fullerton Arboretum

Join a renowned faculty of herbalists for a hands-on, guided tour of the Fullerton Arboretum's 26-acre botanical garden, featuring more than 4,000 plant species from around the globe.

USDA’s final rule for GMO labeling ignores recommendations of consumers and AHPA

January 2019: Final rule hinders consumer access to information on genetically modified foods

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a final rule on December 20 that establishes the new national mandatory bioengineered (BE) food disclosure standard. The final rule does not incorporate significant revisions recommended by AHPA and consumer groups that were aimed at ensuring U.S. consumers can discern if their food includes genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or ingredients derived from GMOs.

Slack-Fill Guidance (Revised 2019)

This guidance helps companies inform consumers and comply with federal regulations

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) published slack-fill guidance in 2016 and revised the document in 2019 to help the regulated supplement industry inform consumers and comply with all relevant federal requirements.

Nutritional supplements access preserved in Arizona

December 2018: AHPA and NPA protect proper rules for safe, legal, natural products

A proposal that would have drastically limited access to safe, legal and popular products for Arizonans was changed recently thanks to the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), who worked with the Arizona Board of Pharmacy and other state policymakers on the issue.

AHPA President presents at SOHO Expo World of Hemp Forum

November 30, 2018: McGuffin provides overview of federal legal issues for hemp and hemp-derived products

AHPA President Michael McGuffin on Friday provided an overview of federal legal issues for hemp and hemp-derived products at the World of Hemp Forum held at the annual SOHO Expo in Orlando, FL.


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