Dietary Supplement Regulatory Summit
September 16, 2020 (July 8, 2020) — The 2020 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit, originally set for May 27, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, to be held virtually. All existing registrations and pricing will be honored. “The five trade associations hosting the summit look forward to connecting with all of our colleagues in September. Our first concern continues to be the safety and wellbeing of everyone, including their families and team members. We ask for the industry’s continued understanding and patience as we work to move this meeting to a virtual platform,” said Kira Olsen, director of member services and events for the United Natural Products Alliance, the host organization of this year’s summit. With the new date, registration has been reopened for the annual summit. Now in its fifth year, the summit is a one-day, executive-level conference and networking event.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Frank Lampe, frank@unpa.com, 720.398.8172 Adverse event reporting tells the story of dietary supplement safety WASHINGTON (March 3, 2020) — At the initial Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus briefing of 2020, held last week, Dr. Richard Kingston, president, regulatory and scientific affairs and co-founder of SafetyCall International, educated congressional staffers on the types of evidence used to monitor dietary supplement safety, including adverse event reports, emergency room visits and poison control center data. Dr. Kingston is an expert on clinical toxicology and pharmacology, poison control, product post-market surveillance and drug and dietary supplement safety. Emphasizing that media headlines citing safety data on dietary supplements often lack the proper context and overstate potential risk to consumers, Dr. Kingston noted that whether through the development of consumer education campaigns or advocating for increased resources for FDA to enforce the law, the dietary supplement industry has exhibited a commitment to maintaining a safe marketplace, as the majority of Americans take dietary supplements each year. WASHINGTON (Feb. 11, 2020) — The U.S. dietary supplement industry is aware of the growing concern regarding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and of the public’s desire to protect itself against the virus.
The four leading trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry support the responsible sale and use of vitamins, minerals, herbs and other dietary supplements that provide many positive benefits promoting better health and wellness. However, we are concerned that some marketers of dietary supplements or other products may be promoting them with claims of prevention or treatment of coronavirus. While research supports the use of certain dietary supplements to maintain immune system health, we are not aware of clinical research that demonstrates using a dietary supplement specifically to prevent or to treat the novel coronavirus. Even if research is conducted and published on the topic, the law that regulates dietary supplements, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, prohibits marketers of dietary supplements in the United States from promoting any dietary supplement product that makes disease prevention or treatment claims. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS:
AHPA: Haley Chitty, hchitty@ahpa.org, 301.588.1171 x104 CHPA: Lauren Bloomberg, Lbloomberg@chpa.org, 202.429.3534 CRN: Holly Vogtman, hvogtman@crnusa.org, 202.204.7665 UNPA: Frank Lampe, frank@unpa.com, 801.474.2572 x1 Registration now open for the fifth annual Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit in Washington, D.C., May 27 WASHINGTON (Jan. 9, 2020) — Registration is now open for the annual Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS), taking place Wednesday, May 27, at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Now in its fifth year, the summit is an intimate, one-day, executive-level conference and networking event in the heart of the nation’s capital.  MEDIA RELEASE SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 17, 2019) — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), an international association of forward-looking companies dedicated to providing consumers with natural health products of superior quality, benefit and reliability, is pleased to announce the Executive-level membership of Mile High Labs into the alliance.
Mile High Labs is the first company admitted into UNPA under the organization's new hemp extract/cannabinoids member policy guidelines. UNPA now serves nearly 120 best-in-class companies from around the world.  MEDIA RELEASE SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 16, 2019) — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) today announced a new policy that for the first time allows companies engaged in the growing, manufacture, sale and/or distribution of hemp extract/cannabinoids* ingredients and finished goods labeled as dietary supplements, food, beverages, and cosmetic products to become Executive members of the 27-year-old alliance.
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Frank Lampe, frank@unpa.com, 720.398.8172 AHPA, CHPA, CRN and UNPA join forces to advocate for consumer safety and access, industry growth and innovation
WASHINGTON (October 9, 2019) —This week, the four leading trade associations representing the U.S. dietary supplement industry joined forces to urge Congress to take action to ensure consumer safety and provide legal clarity in the cannabidiol (CBD) product marketplace. In a letter, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), and United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) called on Congress “to pass legislation to clarify that CBD derived from the hemp plant is a lawful dietary ingredient if the dietary supplement containing the CBD meets established product safety and quality criteria.”  MEDIA RELEASE Nutrabolt, Taane Co., Trace Minerals and Uckele Health & Nutrition are joined by two new Science & Technology Services members and seven new Associate members
SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 9, 2019) — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), an international association of forward-looking companies dedicated to providing consumers with natural health products of superior quality, benefit and reliability, is pleased to announce the membership of 13 companies into the alliance. UNPA now serves nearly 120 best-in-class companies from around the world. UNPA signs memorandum of understanding with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences10/2/2019
Agreement allows UNPA and the dietary supplement industry to tap into the strengths of the medical school’s analytical, technical and policy expertise
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: AHPA: Haley Chitty, hchitty@ahp.org, 301.588.1171 x104 CHPA: Lauren Bloomberg, Lbloomberg@chpa.org, 202.429.3534 CRN: Holly Vogtman, hvogtman@crnusa.org, 202.204.7665 NPA: Justin Bartolomeo jbartolomeo@hdmk.org, 202.789.4365 UNPA: Frank Lampe, frank@unpa.com, 720.398.8172 WASHINGTON (July 22, 2019) — Due to changes in the American diet and updates in nutrition science, the Food and Drug Administration mandated new label requirements for foods and dietary supplements. The label changes, ranging from measuring folic acid in micrograms of dietary folate equivalents to including added sugar and its percentage of daily value, were presented by Paula Trumbo, Ph.D., an independent consultant for EAS Consulting Group and former acting director, Nutrition Programs staff, Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, at the July 18 Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC) luncheon briefing.
|