NPA Comments to Agencies

Whenever legislation is proposed that will affect the natural products industry, the Natural Products Association files comments on behalf of the industry with the appropriate agency. The Natural Products Association also provides testimony at public and congressional hearings.

2010

Thursday, August 26
Comment to Hon. Felipe Fuentes, Chair, Calif. Assembly Appropriations Committee, regarding SB 928 (Simitian) Consumner products; content information -- OPPOSE  

Monday, August 23
Comments to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California  (OEHHA) on Cadmium

Friday, July 16
Comments on 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Comments to the FDA Regarding Liquid Dietary Supplements

2009

Tuesday September 29, 2009
Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on "Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers"

Monday, March 2, 2009
Comments on New GAO Report on Regulation of Dietary Supplements

Thursday, February 26, 2009
Commends FDA for Enforcing Laws Against Weight Loss Products

2008

Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Comments Regarding Citizen Petition Requesting FDA to Treat Weight Loss Claims for Dietary Supplements as Disease Claims (pdf)

Thursday, July 31, 2008
Comments Regarding Docket No. FDA2008N0188; Food Protection Plan; Outreach Activities; Opportunity for Public Comment (.pdf)

Friday, May 2, 2008
Comment: RE: Possible Regulatory Concept: Section 1250X. Exposure to Beneficial Nutrients in a Food -- "Prop. 65" (pdf)

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Comments Regarding the Labeling of Dietary Supplements as Required by the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (.pdf)

2007

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Comment: Adverse Event Reporting and Recordkeeping for Dietary Supplements (.pdf)

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Petition to Request an Exemption From 100 Percent Identity Testing of Dietary Ingredients (.pdf)

Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Comments to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) for Their Program Priorities for fiscal year 2008 (pdf)

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Comments re: Proposed Rule, Proposed Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (pdf)

Monday, April 30, 2007
Comments to FDA Regarding CAM Draft Guidance (.pdf)

Monday, April 23, 2007
Comments to USDA Regarding Almonds Grown in California (.pdf)

2006

Comments to FDA Regarding Food Industry Marketing to Children and Adolescents (pdf)

Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Comments to FDA Regarding Health Claims (.pdf)

2005

Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Natural Products Association CEO David Seckman Testimony at FDA Public Meeting Regarding Health Claims (.pdf)

Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Comments to FDA Regarding Nutraceutical Corp. v. Crawford (.pdf)

Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Comments to FDA Regarding New Dietary Ingredients

Monday, January 10, 2005
Comments to FDA Regarding Draft Guidance on Dietary Supplement Claims

2004

Monday, November 15, 2004
Natural Products Association CEO David Seckman Testimony Before FDA Regarding Premarket Notification for New Dietary Ingredients (NDIs)

Friday, September 10, 2004
Comments to FDA Regarding Food Good Manufacturing Practices

Friday, January 30, 2004
Joint Industry Comments to FDA Regarding Proposed Good Manufacturing Practices (.pdf)

2003

Thursday, August 7, 2003
Comments to FDA Regarding Proposed Good Manufacturing Practices (.pdf)

Thursday, May 8, 2003
Natural Products Association CEO David Seckman Testimony Before Office of Dietary Supplements Regarding Agency's 2004-2009 Strategic Plan

Thursday, April 3, 2003
Comments to FDA Regarding Proposed Legislation on Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids

Thursday, April 3, 2003
Comments to FDA Regarding Registration Requirements Under The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

Thursday, February 27, 2003
Industry Comments to Legislators Regarding Preservation of Organic Program Integrity (.pdf)

Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Comments to FTC Regarding Advertising of Weight Loss Products Workshop