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Jim Emme to become new NOW Health Group CEO as Al Powers retires

08-Apr-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Industry veteran Al Powers, CEO of NOW Health Group, will retire effective May 1, 2014, with Jim Emme, currently NOW Foods President, stepping up to the NOW Health Group CEO position.

NPA boss: Every industry has bad apples, but they must not ruin the batch

21-Jun-2012 By Elaine Watson

He might not have worked in the natural products industry, but John Spitaleri Shaw is also acutely aware that “highly technical, inside baseball talk” does not make for a winning “elevator speech” in the corridors of power in Washington DC.

CRN secures Karl Rove as speaker for its annual conference

04-Aug-2011 By Elaine Watson

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has secured former White House senior advisor and President George W Bush’s right-hand-man Karl Rove as a speaker at its annual symposium for the dietary supplement industry in the fall.

McCain 'revisiting' supplements reform Bill

08-Mar-2010 By Shane Starling

Arizona Republican Senator, John McCain, has indicated he may withdraw support for the Bill he sponsored in February that would have severely amended the way the US dietary supplements industry is regulated.

Adverse events bill awaits Bush's signature

12-Dec-2006 By Clarisse Douaud

The House of Representatives has passed the Dietary Supplement and
Non-Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act on adverse events
reporting, and the bill is now on its way to President George W
Bush for signature.

Von Eschenbach to be nominated as permanent commissioner

16-Mar-2006 By staff reporter

A permanent commissioner could be on the cards for FDA after
President Bush signalled yesterday that he intended to nominate
Andrew von Eschenbach for the job on a permanent basis - an
appointment that could help smooth regulatory...

SupplySide East opens the doors in Baltimore

05-May-2004

The doors open today at the Baltimore Convention Center for the
three day dietary supplement and health ingredients trade show
SupplySide East. Highlights include a three-day education program
ranging from FDA updates to low carb...

McClellan moves on after short, but challenging time at FDA

23-Feb-2004

Mark McClellan is to leave his post as Commissioner of the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), shortly after implementing the
agency's first ban under the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health
Education Act.

Swiss reject GM moratorium

25-Jun-2003

The Swiss Parliament has rejected a moratorium on GM crops. The
Lower House voted to reject the moratorium by 77:70, reflecting an
about-turn by the Lower House to support the Upper House, which at
the beginning of June voted overwhelmingly...