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AHPA’s 40 Herbs We Love – No.2: Pomegranate (with ❤️ from Verdure Sciences)

Celebrating AHPA’s 40th anniversary with 40 of our favorite herbs

In honor of AHPA’s 40th anniversary in 2022, we will be showcasing 40 of our favorite herbs throughout the year with support from members who love these herbs, too!

AHPA Spring 2022 Committee Meeting & Event Schedule

Mark your calendars for AHPA’s in-person, hybrid and virtual events this spring

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has released its preliminary schedule of committee meetings and events in Spring 2022. AHPA’s in-person events and hybrid meetings will be hosted at Natural Products Expo West, March 8-12, 2022, in Anaheim, CA, followed by virtual committee meetings on Zoom, March 16-25, 2022.

AHPA statement on confirmation of Robert Califf, M.D., as FDA commissioner

February 2022: Statement from AHPA President Michael McGuffin

AHPA looks forward to working with Dr. Califf as he brings his significant experience and credentials to once again lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA decommissions “Poisonous Plant Database”

February 2022: AHPA had requested website corrections since 2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decommissioned an inaccurately titled repository of references following several years of requests by the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) for the agency to address confusion created by this FDA product.

2022 Board of Trustees Candidates

February 8, 2022: Video Statements

Support for AHPA ERB Foundation’s funding of research on goldenseal continues

January 2022: Interested individuals and companies encouraged to donate to this crucial research

In 2021, the American Herbal Products Association Foundation for Education and Research on Botanicals (AHPA ERB Foundation) announced its commitment to funding a five-year harvest impact study on goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) led by principal investigator Katie Commender, Agroforestry Program Director, Appalachian Sustainable Development.

AHPA’s 40 Herbs We Love – No.1: Elderberry (with ❤️ from Alkemist Labs)

Celebrating AHPA’s 40th anniversary with 40 of our favorite herbs

In honor of AHPA’s 40th anniversary in 2022, we will be showcasing 40 of our favorite herbs throughout the year with support from members who love these herbs, too!

February 2022 AHPA Report

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The February 2022 AHPA Report includes: AHPA Webinar: Creating an Equitable Workplace Designed for ALL, AHPA Spring 2022 Committee Meeting & Event Schedule, Reduced FDA Inspections of Dietary Supplement Facilities in Context; and more!

AHPA submits public comments to proposed Proposition 65 revisions

January 2022: Proposed revisions would drastically reduce access to the short form warning format

AHPA submitted public comments to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) in response to the OEHHA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Proposed Amendments to Article 6 Clear and Reasonable Warnings” issued on December 13, 2021.

Dietary Supplement Label Database adds thousands of labels

January 2022: NIH resource continues to expand transparency of supplement marketplace

AHPA recently learned that the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has updated its Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), adding more than 6,000 labels based on images submitted by industry and collected in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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