UNPA's Frank Lampe discusses the state of hemp/CBD regulation in conversation with Pete Thornton of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Landrace Biosciences, A GMP-certified, bulk CBD product manufacturer. The interview series, geared for the hemp industry, is called, "Call Me Cannabinoids." You can listen to it here.

commonly used Acronyms

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AAMA: American Alternative Medical Association
ABC: American Botanical Council
AER: adverse event report
AHHA: American Holistic Health Association
AHPA: American Herbal Products Association
AHP: American Herbal Pharmacopoeia
ALANUR: Latin American Responsible Nutrition Alliance
AMRM: Analytical methods and reference materials, detailed at website for dietary supplements through the ODS.
ANA: American Nutraceutical Association
ANDA: abbreviated new drug application
ANMP: Association of Natural Medicine Pharmacists
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BAP: Botanical Adulterants Program
CAM: complementary and alternative medicine
cGMPs: current good manufacturing practices for dietary supplements
CFDA: China Food and Drug Administration
CFH: Citizens for Health
CFS: Center for Food Safety
CFSAN: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
CHCA: China Health Care Association
CHPA: Consumer Healthcare Products Association
COA: certificate of analysis
CRN: Council for Responsible Nutrition
DASCA: Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014
DGAC: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
DHEA: dehydroepiandrosterone, a naturally occurring steroid hormone
DSHEA: Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act of 1994
EFSA: European Food Safety Authority
EHPM: European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers
EWG: Environmental Working Group
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
FTC: Federal Trade Commission
FSMA: Food Safety Modernization Act
GE foods- genetically engineered foods
GI: glycemic index
GM: genetically modified
GMOs: genetically modified organisms
GOED: Global Organization for EPA/DHA Omega-3s
GRAS: generally recognized as safe, standard for food products
HPLC: high-performance liquid chromatography
HPTLC: high-performance thin layer chromatography
HRF: Herb Research Foundation
IADSA: International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations
IFOAM: International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
JACN: Journal of the American College of Nutrition
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
LGD: lab guidance document
NBJ: executive business publication Nutrition Business Journal,with focus on supplements
NCCIH: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the NIH
NCN: Nutrition Capital Network
NCNPR: National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi
ND: naturopathic doctor
NDA: new drug application
NDI: New dietary ingredient
NIH: National Institutes for Health
NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NNB: New Nutrition Business, a UK-based publication for food industry executives
NFM: industry retail publication, the Natural Foods Merchandiser
NPA: Natural Products Association
NPF: Natural Products Foundation, research and education arm of NPA
NSF: NSF International, testing and certification agency
MSC: Marine Stewardship Council
ODS: Office of Dietary Supplements at the NIH
ONHA: Organic and Natural Health Alliance
RCT: randomized controlled trial
RDA: recommended daily allowance
RDI: recommended daily intake
TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine
UKAP: United Kingdom Anti-doping Panel
USADA: US Anti-doping Agency
USP: U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention
WADA: World Anti-doping Agency