Natural Products Association

Op-Ed

Another year, another FDA attempt to impose pre-market approval for dietary supplements

13-Mar-2024 By Daniel Fabricant, PhD, President & CEO, Natural Products Association

In this guest column, the Natural Products Association's Dr. Daniel Fabricant outlines his organization's opposition to FDA's proposal for a mandatory product listing for all dietary supplements.

NY AG seeks motion to dismiss NPA’s lawsuit challenging restrictive supplement law

01-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The New York Attorney General’s office is seeking to file a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Natural Products Association (NPA) that challenged a new law seeking to restrict access to specific categories of dietary supplements.

2023 in review: NPA on the need for advocates, battling cancerous policy, FDA's reorg, and more

19-Dec-2023 By Daniel Fabricant, PhD, President & CEO, Natural Products Association

It's become too commonplace and cliché to state that the world is very different now than it was just a few years ago. Heck, 2023 is very different at the end than how it began.

‘There can’t be apathy on this’: NPA sues New York over restrictive dietary supplements law

05-Dec-2023 By Stephen Daniells

“We’ll fight this with all our might,” said NPA’s CEO after his association filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York asserting the recently enacted New York law prohibiting and restricting dietary supplements is...

Sen. Cramer reintroduces bill to allow supplement purchases with HSA/FSA/HRA

01-Nov-2023 By Stephen Daniells

US Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) has reintroduced legislation to amend the tax code to allow dietary supplements to be purchased with Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA).

NPA’s Fabricant on NMN, 25-(OH)D, NDIs, and more

31-Oct-2023 By Stephen Daniells

While uncertainty continues around NMN, FDA should make it clear to commercial platforms that they haven’t made a final decision on the ingredient and that it should be still available to consumers, says Daniel Fabricant, President & CEO of the Natural...

NPA’s Fabricant on NMN: ‘Taking FDA to Federal Court is expensive, but I don’t see another option’

12-Sep-2023 By Stephen Daniells

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been unable to reach a decision on the requests made in a Citizen Petition about NMN due to “competing agency priorities”, a response that threatens the NMN sector, says Daniel Fabricant, PhD.

NPA’s Fabricant on FDA reorg, HSAs/FSAs, Master Files, NMN and more

07-Jul-2023 By Stephen Daniells

From a proposed reorganization of the Food & Drug Administration to progress (or not) on the NMN situation, there’s a lot going on in the dietary supplements industry. We caught up with Daniel Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of the Natural Products...

NPA's Fabricant on CBD, State-led regulations, and NMN's dangerous precedent

31-Jan-2023 By Stephen Daniells

2023 may be a New Year, but many of the old issues for the dietary supplements industry remain. In this wide-ranging interview with Daniel Fabricant, PhD, CEO of the Natural Products Association, we dug into some of the most front-of-mind issues for this...

Guest Article: NPA Chief on 2022’s industry sagas and what these mean for 2023

20-Dec-2022 By Daniel Fabricant, PhD. President & CEO, the Natural Products Association (NPA)

As social creatures were often reluctant to pick sides. It feels personal that we’re picking one person or group of people over another. However, for our industry, the reality is that there are divisive issues.

NPA letter makes comprehensive rebuttal to need for Durbin/Braun listing bill

28-Apr-2022 By Hank Schultz

The Natural Products Association has sent a letter to Senators Dick Durbin and Mike Braun extensively rebutting assertions made in support of their bill that requires mandatory product listing for dietary supplements.

NPA sues FDA over NAC: ‘We’ve been left with no choice,’ says Fabricant

07-Dec-2021 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association (NPA) has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Maryland requesting the Food and Drug Administration cease its “unlawful retroactive application of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” against N-acetyl-L-cysteine...

New York bill to restrict supplement sales fails to progress in state assembly

14-Jun-2021 By Stephen Daniells

A bill that would have significantly restrict the sale of some dietary supplements in New York State has withered on the vine by not advancing for discussion in the NY State Assembly.

NPA details active year

23-Dec-2020 By Daniel Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO of the Natural Products Association

This year, we have been on the front lines ensuring that our products remain accessible to millions of health-conscious Americans and fighting to keep our essential businesses open. In the face of mass layoffs and business closures, we took decisive...

UFC fighter will deliver keynote at NPA’s virtual Big Natural event

19-Oct-2020

The Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced that its annual conference, The Big Natural will take place virtually November 30 to December 1 with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Daniel Cormier delivering the keynote address.

NPA Fabricant on CBD, NDIs, FDA resuming inspections

24-Jul-2020 By Stephen Daniells

FDA has stated it is making ‘substantial progress’ with CBD, and a new enforcement guidance could be very significant for the industry, said NPA’s Dr Daniel Fabricant, but he said the Agency needs to ‘get in the game’ for NDIs.

NPA calls for FDA to issue import alerts on imported adulterated dietary supplement ingredients

03-Jun-2020 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling for the US Food and Drug Administration to use import alerts to stop nutritional supplements that fail to comply with New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) regulations.

NPA’s Fabricant: ‘It’s a global pandemic. We need to speak a global language when it comes to the science around vitamin D and zinc’

06-May-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Every week, new studies are emerging that highlight the important roles that nutrients like vitamin D and zinc play for our immune systems, but the dietary supplements industry cannot talk about much of it. Eventually, this needs to be rectified, said...

Dr Sibyl Swift exits FDA to join NPA as SVP for Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

06-Jan-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official Sibyl Swift, PhD, has joined the Natural Products Association as its new Senior Vice President for Scientific and Regulatory Affairs.

NPA elects new board of directors

08-Jun-2017

The Natural Products Association (NPA) today announced the elected new Board of Directors at The Big Natural, the association’s official event being held this week in Las Vegas, NV.

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.

Herbalife exec on dietary supplement registry: ‘Everyone agreed we needed more transparency’

21-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The soon-to-be-launched Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) will offer transparency and build consumer trust in dietary supplements, and it is gaining wider industry support.

‘A step in the right direction’: USDA directed to consider funding multi-vitamins for WIC Program

20-Apr-2016

A key House Panel has directed the US Department of Agriculture to prepare a report assessing the benefits of allowing vitamins to be purchased through the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC).    

Prop 65: NPA responds to language of proposed Article 6 changes with ‘significant concerns’

28-Jan-2016 By Adi Menayang

The Natural Products Association said in a release that the new Article 6 of California’s Prop 65 would “limit consumer access, cost jobs, and harm the economy.”

TOMORROW! NutraIngredients-USA’s View from the Aisles Forum: The retailers' perspective

05-May-2015 By Stephen Daniells

It's your last chance to register for the NutraIngredients-USA View from the Aisles Forum, with the hour long discussion to be broadcast tomorrow at 11am EDT - 10am CDT – 8am PDT.

Special Edition: View from the aisles: The retailers' perspective

NYAG affair may ultimately serve to reinforce smaller retailers' quality message, execs say

23-Apr-2015 By Hank Schultz

The actions of the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have yet to filter down in a big way to the kind of questions retailers are getting from their customers on supplements. But business executives contacted by NutraIngredients-USA said that...

Industry's take on Schneiderman's latest move: Damn the facts, full speed ahead

03-Apr-2015 By Hank Schultz

The consensus among trade organizations is that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s latest move in is his assault on the dietary supplement industry is based on the falsehood that supplements are unsafe and inadequately regulated.

FTC vs Bayer: FTC’s case to go ahead, but NPA & CRN allowed to appear as ‘friends of the court’

30-Oct-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

A New Jersey District Court judge has ruled that FTC’s case against Bayer can go ahead, but denied calls from the government to prevent the Council for Responsible Nutrition and the Natural Products Association appearing as Amicus Curiae.

Neptune, NPA, Standard Process, and Gaia Herbs: People news

17-Sep-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Plenty of new hires and promotions this month, with notable appointments at the Natural Products Association, Neptune, Standard Process, and Organic Technologies. 

NPA Awards: ODS’ Dr Paul Coates, ABC’s Mark Blumenthal, and Country Vitamins’ Pat Sardell among the winners

14-Feb-2013 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association has announced the winners to its 20th Annual NPA Awards for outstanding individuals and businesses that have made valuable contributions to the success of the natural products industry.

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...

NPA sets March 27 Day for 15th Annual Natural Products Day in D.C.

14-Dec-2011

Members of the Natural Products Association (NPA) will take to Capitol Hill on March 27, 2012 to meet members of Congress, as NPA takes its annual Natural Products Day into its 15th year.

NPA getting ‘good feedback’ from Congressional freshmen

15-Mar-2011 By Stephen Daniells

Initiatives introduced by the Natural Products Association (NPA) to engage a fresh batch of Congress members are already reaping rewards, says the NPA’s executive director.

NutraJobs – People on the move

03-Feb-2011

NutraIngredients-USA presents a round up of movements in the nutra sector, including changes at NPA, CRN, and BI Nutraceuticals.

Dispatches from SupplySide West

Three chiefs, GMPs, AERs and industry's ‘pretty choir’

03-Nov-2010 By Shane Starling

In part two of this special interview with the heads of the major US dietary supplement trade groups, the three chiefs unpack the state of play for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) along with adverse event reporting (AERs).