Registration is now open for the 2019 UNPA Members' retreat!

UNPA members and invited guests, plan to join the UNPA staff and featured speakers for the 2019 members' retreat, to be held April 30-May 2, 2019, at Charleston, S.C.'s Wild Dunes Resort, an award-winning oceanfront paradise offering golf, tennis, spa, recreation programs, restaurants and miles of pristine beach. For more information and to register, click here.

​MEDIA RELEASE: UNPA SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE NATIONAL ANIMAL SUPPLEMENT COUNCIL

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Agreement to spur market for animal health products and supplements in China

​SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 27, 2019) — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) in an effort to advance the beneficial use of nutritional dietary supplements and dosage-form animal health products, both nationally and internationally.

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​FDA initiative to limit pharmacy compounding: Future risks to dietary supplements?

Does FDA’s recent delisting of a number of “nominated” dietary ingredients that have been traditionally utilized by compounding pharmacies pose a threat to the availability of these ingredients and finished products in the retail marketplace?
 
Could this administrative record, based on supposed safety issues, lead to a congressional reopening of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) to restrict consumer access to these and additional supplements and give FDA more authority over these products?

In this special United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) webinar, integrative medicine attorney Alan Dumoff lays out the history of compounded pharmaceutical products, why the FDA review has been initiated and what it could mean for the supplement industry.
​PRESENTED BY: 
Alan Dumoff, J.D., MSW 

WEBINAR AVAILABLE FOR FREE VIEWING
Simple event registration required

Associated files referenced in the webinar available for download: CLICK HERE to Access Documents

Q&A with Alan Dumoff: FDA initiative to limit pharmacy compounding: Future risks to dietary supplements?
Recorded on Oct. 30, 2018  
To listen to this recording, dial 302.202.1115 and enter Recording ID 45919870.  

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​UNPA Regulatory Update: Nutrition Facts, Master Files and Prop 65

By Frank Lampe
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of ingredentonline.com’s quarterly magazine.
 
Like them or not, regulations are the backbone of the dietary supplement industry. Here are three areas of regulation in play, which will all have a major impact on supplement manufacturing and production in the years to come. 
 
Supplement Facts: compliance dates extended, but still lots to act on
 
Effective July 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration enacted a major revision to the Nutrition Facts labels on foods in order to better provide updated nutrition information to assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices and to help them make more-informed food choices. Many of these changes also impact the Supplement Facts labels for dietary supplements.
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UNPA EVENTS
​UNPA Expert Insights Webinar
Hemp & CBD insurance coverage update
Presented by Michael Garofalo
Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm MST
Michael Garofalo, product development director for LifeScienceRisk, a provider of liability insurance solutions for the life science and dietary supplement industries, will provide a post-farm bill update on the insurance marketplace currently available for the hemp and CBD industries. Click here for more information.

​UNPA Members' Retreat
Apr 30-May 2 | Charleston, S.C.
UNPA members and invited guests, plan to join the UNPA staff and featured speakers for the 2019 members' conference, to be held April 30-May 2, 2019, at Charleston, S.C.'s Wild Dunes Resort, an award-winning oceanfront paradise offering golf, tennis, spa, recreation programs, restaurants and miles of pristine beach. Registration will open soon. Click here for more information.

Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit 
May 14, 2019 | Washington, DC.
The Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit is a one-day conference focused on advancing industry compliance with dietary supplement regulations through in-depth discussions about FDA’s approach to regulatory implementation and enforcement as well as updates on dietary supplement regulatory and quality issues. The conference features respected experts from both FDA and the supplement industry who will provide pertinent information that every regulatory affairs and quality professional can apply within their company. Click here for more information and to register.
UNPA MOU PARTNER EVENTS
International Conference on the Science of Botanicals
April 8-11 | Oxford, Miss.
This year’s conference celebrates the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. Once again, UNPA is a title sponsor of this event. UNPA member registration discount will be available soon.
 
Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute Annual Thought Leaders Consortium
Oct. 11-12 | Seattle
UNPA MEMBER EVENTS
Vitafoods Europe 2019
May 7-9 | Geneva, Switzerland

USP Dietary Supplement Stakeholder Forum
May 15 | Rockville, Md.

SupplySide East
April 9-11 | Secaucus, N.J.
UNPA member registration discount will be available soon.

Nutrition Business Journal Summit
July 15-18 | Rancho Palos, Calif.
UNPA member registration discount will be available soon.

Natural Products Expo East
Sept. 11-14 | Baltimore

Rocky Mountain Dietary Supplement Forum
Sept. 26-27 | Boulder, Colo.

SupplySide West
Oct. 15-19 | Las Vegas
CHINA/ASIA EVENTS
​CPhI China
June 18-20 | Shanghai, China
 
China International Import Expo
Nov. 5-10 | Shanghai, China
Once again, UNPA will host the U.S. Dietary Supplements Pavilion at this massive event. Details to come. If you’re interested in exhibition/delegation information, contact Kira Olsen, 801.474.2572.