AHPA in the News

Join our panel that includes an industry attorney and scientist, who will address legal standards, today’s regulatory environment, and the lawsuit risks and liabilities marketers face if claims are not adequately substantiated. The panel will also include an FTC representative, who will provide the agency’s perspective, updates on recent enforcement actions, and a discussion of the level of substantiation respondents in those actions possessed or did not possess.

In comments submitted to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), AHPA requested numerous, significant revisions to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) that establishes a domestic hemp production program before a Final Rule is promulgated in 2021.

The member reception is a unique opportunity to network with colleagues and discuss the latest developments in the herbal industry.

The AHPA-ABC-AHP 2020 HerbWalk at Expo West features a renowned faculty of herbalists who will lead participants through the grounds of the Fullerton Arboretum's 26-acre botanical garden. Herbalists will instruct attendees about the collection of plant species from around the globe and the culinary, medicinal and traditional uses.

A partial trade agreement signed by the United States and China on January 15, 2020, will reduce U.S.-imposed tariffs on some imported Chinese goods used by U.S. dietary supplement and food companies, but it will leave tariffs on other commodities in place, at least for the short term.

This AHPA webinar will review recent changes to CA Prop 65 and how other provisions of this state law apply to the legal cannabis industry, including marketers of hemp-derived CBD products who are in commerce in the state of California.

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.

This webinar is designed to help businesses in the dietary supplement industry understand the elements of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations (21 CFR 111) that have been the primary focus of FDA inspections. This knowledge will assist businesses in better allocating and directing their compliance resources.

AHPA President Michael McGuffin presented with three other panelists in a session titled, “CBD Market Forecast: Feast or Famine” at the Hemp Industry Daily Forum during the MJBizCon in Las Vegas earlier this week.