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Inflation slows, doesn’t stop natural & organic sales growth

13-Mar-2023 By Elizabeth Crawford

Rising inflation is taking a toll on natural and organic sales in the US, the growth of which slowed dramatically in 2022 and will likely continue to drop in the coming year before rebounding slightly in 2024, according to data presented at Natural Products...

NutraWomen Wednesday: Amy Summers, Founder & President of Pitch Publicity

08-Mar-2023 By Danielle Masterson

While becoming an entrepreneur was not originally her ambition, Pitch Publicity quickly became Amy Summers’ calling.

ODIs, kratom, CBD, SSCI and more: NPA reviews ‘exciting’ 2017

19-Dec-2017 By Daniel Fabricant, PhD, CEO & President, Natural Products Association

This year wasn’t a time to take in a play or go about things leisurely, outside of the beltway there may appear to be gridlock due to congress but a new Administration set the tone early in 2017, putting forth some great opportunities for the natural...

NPA takes breakaway organization to task over trademark issue

01-Nov-2017 By Hank Schultz

The Natural Products Association has sent a letter to breakaway organization SENPA demanding it stop using a logo that NPA claims infringes on its trademarks.

Fruit d' Or gets Health Canada approval for cranberry powder during period of regulatory uncertainty

22-Jun-2017 By Hank Schultz

Fruit d’ Or has obtained a Health Canada designation for its cranberry juice powder which comes with it the ability to make health claims on urinary tract infections. The approval comes at a time when the whole approval process in the country has been...

Natural Products Day: NPA discusses HSA/FSA, NDIs, FTC, WIC program and more with legislators

30-Mar-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Over 100 industry stakeholders from 25 key states took to Capitol Hill to discuss a range of issues, ranging from the inclusion of dietary supplement in HSA/FSA, the regulation of new dietary ingredients (NDIs), and over-reach by the Federal Trade Commission...

Dr Ikhlas Khan becomes NCNPR director

08-Feb-2017 By Sydney Slotkin DuPriest, The University of Mississippi

After 25 years with the University of Mississippi research center, Ikhlas Khan became director of the National Center for Natural Products Research at the UM School of Pharmacy on Jan. 1.

2017 NPA Awards open for nomination

19-Jan-2017

The Natural Products Association is now accepting nominations for the 24th Annual NPA Awards. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2017.

Data dive, hands-on approach both advocated as trend spotting methods

12-May-2016 By Hank Schultz

What drives new trends? Is this best discovered seeing them unfold in real time at hands of innovators, or are they better discerned via a deep dive into marketing data? Both approaches were presented at the recent Healthy & Natural Show in Chicago.

NIU's Transparency Forum to look at post-NYAG landscape

17-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

The actions of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have put an unprecedented pressure on the dietary supplement business, especially those companies dealing in herbal products.

Bob Ullman, Stuart Pape, & Tieraona Low Dog among NPA Award honorees

10-Sep-2015

The Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced the winners of its annual NPA Awards for outstanding individuals and businesses that have made valuable contributions to the success of the natural products industry.

$35 million for cognitive & metabolic resilience, women’s health & cutting edge technologies: NIH’s natural product research projects

10-Sep-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

Five research centers will focus on topics ranging from high-throughput functional annotation of natural products to botanicals for women’s health, with funding coming from the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and the...

UNPA report shows organic and natural products sales surging in Arizona despite state's sizable couch potato segment

23-Jul-2015 By Hank Schultz

Arizona is emerging as a hotbed for sales of organic and natural foods and beverages, dietary supplements and other natural products, according to a new analysis by the United Natural Products Alliance. According to the report, the first of its kind focusing...

The Retail Landscape: Challenges in 2015

23-Apr-2015 By Daniel Fabricant, PhD, Executive Director and CEO, Natural Products Association

The digital marketplace, participating in advocacy efforts, and why membership of a trade association is important: In this guest article, Daniel Fabricant, PhD, Executive Director and CEO, Natural Products Association gives his views on the retail landscape...

Fabricant: It's imperative industry become involved—and stay involved—in political process

07-Apr-2015 By Daniel Fabricant, PhD, Executive Director and CEO, Natural Products Association

In the year since I’ve been back in the natural products industry, I’ve made it my mission to turn the tide on the political apathy that has plagued the industry in recent years, and to make it clear that whether you like it or not, if you’re in this...

What opportunities are there in the NY AG botanical probe?

16-Mar-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

The New York Attorney General’s investigation into herbal supplements has been headline news for over a month, but for every problem there is an opportunity. NutraIngredients-USA caught up with some industry giants to see if there is a silver lining in...

Jeff Bland and Elwood Richard among annual NPA award honorees

04-Sep-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Elwood Richard, the founder and former president of NOW Foods, and Jeffrey Bland, PhD, a leader in nutritional medicine, are just two of the ‘top-tier professionals in the natural products industry’ to be honored by the Natural Products Association at...

Momentum grows for UNPA state chapter initiative – It is absolutely the right strategy, says Israelsen

21-May-2014 By Stephen Daniells

Key meetings in North Carolina and Hawaii are adding momentum to the United Natural Products Alliance’s state-by-state approach to cultivate the next generation of legislative advocates who can take over in Washington.

Torch passed in Senate during NPA lobbying day

10-Apr-2014 By Hank Schultz in Washington, DC

The Natural Products Association lobbying day began with an address from a new advocate for the industry and ended with remarks from one of the industry’s oldest champions.

Harkin, Heinrich, and the return of Fabricant: Natural Products Day 2014

10-Apr-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

The Natural Products Association held its annual Natural Products Day in Washington, DC, on April 8, with Sen. Tom Harkin and Martin Heinrich addressing the members. The association also named its new CEO. In this gallery, we take you behind the scenes...

Supplement leaders can help foster combined US-Mexico prosperity, Fox says

10-Mar-2014 By Hank Schultz

Thought leaders in the natural products field form an academy, similar in concept to those formed in ancient Greece that gave rise to the term. And that academy can help foster the common prosperity of the US and Mexico, said Vicente Fox, former president...

Next Summit rebranding reflects new unifying themes in supplement industry, organizer says

24-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplements and functioanl foods industries have grown tremendously in the two decades since the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. After a period in which the industry split into various interest group segments,...

NPA seeks input on message to countervail negative media reports on supplements

06-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

Recent negative reports about the safety and efficacy of dietary supplements aren’t just a black eye on the industry. They represent a groundswell of public sentiment that could lead to the significant alteration of the Dietary Supplement Health and...

Dispatches from SupplySide West 2013

Crops for natural products are tight, and there's an escalation of price across almost every domain, says BI Chief

25-Nov-2013 By Stephen Daniells

Despite tightening supply chains and increasing prices for many natural products, there exist opportunities to increase efficiency and ultimately cut costs for manufacturers, says George Pontiakos, CEO of BI Nutraceuticals.

Dispatches from SupplySide West 2013

UNPA's new organizational structure aims to cultivate new Congressional leadership

22-Nov-2013 By Hank Schultz

The United Natural Products Alliance is expanding in a focused state-by-state approach as a way to most effectively cultivate the next generation of legislative advocates who can take over in Washington, said UNPA president Loren Israelsen.

UNPA says new state chapter strategy will better communicate value of natural products industry

14-Nov-2013 By Hank Schultz

What will the legislative landscape look like for the dietary supplements and natural products industry look like after Senators Orrin Hatch, R-UT and Tom Harkin, D-IA retire? Trying to determine that in a positive way is one of the motivating principles...

The Botanical Explorer: We’re on the cusp of a new era with phytonutrients

07-Nov-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

A new science developing around phytonutrients is opening the doors of an entirely new domain, but understanding how to use the information and combining this with ethical cultivation will have to go hand in hand for successful commercialization, says...

NPA calls for 2014 award nominations

16-Apr-2013 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association (NPA) is inviting nominations for its 21st Annual NPA Awards, which salute industry pioneers and leaders for their accomplishments in science, the environment, advocacy, social responsibility, and the industry at large.

Natural products can equal drug effects, but the odds are low say researchers

14-Feb-2013 By Nathan Gray

Certain combinations of natural products can be as effective as man-made drugs in acting against specific diseases. But the chances of finding an effective combination could be as low as below 3%, according to new research data.

NPA, CRN defend positions on Prop 37

18-Sep-2012 By Hank Schultz

Officials with the Natural Products Association and the Council for Responsible Nutrition reacted strongly to suggestions that they were siding with big agribusiness interests and against consumers in their measured opposition to California’s Proposition...