News & Updates for Natural Products Manufacturers

AHPA develops guidance policies to advance our Mission to promote responsible commerce in herbal supplements. These policies address a variety of labeling and manufacturing issues and reflect the consensus of AHPA’s members and its Board of Trustees. Unlike AHPA’s trade recommendations, compliance with AHPA’s guidance policies is not a condition of membership. Nevertheless, AHPA encourages its members and non-member companies to adopt each of these policies in the interest of establishing consis

GRAS list for Essential Oils

Cosmetic Labeling & Label Claims information from the FDA website

Linda Katz, Office of Cosmetics and Colors This presentation discusses FDA's regulation of cosmetics in the United States, including the laws and regulations...

Misleading weight loss advertising is everywhere, preying on consumers desperate for an easy solution. But claims for diet products that promise weight loss without sacrifice or effort are bogus and, in some cases, dangerous.

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Unapproved/Uncleared/Unauthorized Products Related to the H1N1 Flu Virus

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Avoid FDA altercations and do right by consumers with this guide to the most common disease claims that are used and abused on supplements—as decoded and diffused by Michelle Zerbib, New Hope Natural Media's standards manager.

States have a variety of laws governing the “practice of medicine,” and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the U.S. Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) regulates the manufacture and sale of “dietary supplements” as a type of food, as opposed to drugs.

Flash quiz: If someone walks into your store and says, “My knees hurt. I think I have arthritis.” And you say, “Come over here. We have some glucosamine and chondroitin that may be helpful for you.” Are you acting within the boundaries of DSHEA?

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