Natural Products Association Standard and Certification Program for Personal Care Products
 To end the confusion of which natural personal care products truly qualify as “natural” and to help consumers, the Natural Products Association offers acertification program that defines the term “natural” and includes an easily-identified seal. 

Separating Supplement Fact from Fiction
When customers or the news media examine the dietary supplement industry, they usually ask three questions: Are they regulated? Are they safe? Do they work? The Supplement Facts section addresses all these issues and provides examples and references.

Federal GMPs
To help our industry better understand the impact of the final regulation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Natural Products Association holds GMP seminars and workhops throughout the year across the country.

The AER Law
The Dietary Supplement and Non-Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (the “AER Bill”) amends the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to require the reporting of “serious” adverse events for both over the counter (OTC) drugs and dietary supplements.

Amicus Brief Information
On April 6, 2007, the Natural Products Association filed a “friend of the court” or amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that challenges a lower court ruling on the standard used by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to impose a 2004 ban on ephedrine alkaloids in dietary supplements. The ban was successfully challenged and overturned in 2005 in a Utah district court and subsequently reversed in a circuit appeals court last year.

Codex
The Natural Products Association's Codex Alimentarius Resource Center helps its members and others better understand this international body, its activities and their impact in the United States.

Ephedra
Find information you need regarding ephedra product legislation, including state and federal rulings about this controversial ingredient.

The Natural Products Association Quality Assurance Program
The Natural Products Association's Good Manufacturing Practices Program is a third-party certification program which includes inspections of manufacturing facilities to determine whether Natural Products Association specified performance standards are being met. These standards include specifications for staff training, cleanliness, equipment maintenance, manufacturing, GMP documentation and record keeping and receiving, handling and testing and examination of raw materials, in-process materials and finished product.

Natural MarketPlace Partnership Information
The Natural Products Association and Penton Media, Inc., are partnering to expand the annual trade show.

Current Legislation
Find the lastest federal and state bills that can affect the natural products industry.