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Trade Associations

Importance of being a part of trade associations

Advocacy for your trade in issues relating to regulations, public health policy

Access to Government officials

Platform to exchange issues of concern to members

Support and design self-regulatory programs

Pre-negotiated and preferential pricing with vendors for product, general and health insurance; shipping and courier, testing laboratories

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Associations

Trade Associations

N.P.A. (Natural Products Association)

AHPA (American Herbal Products Association)

Organic Trade Association

Council For Responsible Nutrition

Other Relevant OrganizationsAmerican Botanical Council

DSEA

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Associations

N.P.A. (Natural Products Association)Formerly known as NNFA (National Nutritional Foods Association)

Formation date and history: Founded in 1936, the Natural Products Association is the nation’s largest and oldest non-profit organization dedicated to the natural products industry

Mission Statement: To advocate for the rights of consumers to have access to products that will maintain and improve their health, and for the rights of retailers and suppliers to sell these products

Membership profile: Represents more than 10,000 retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of natural products, including foods, dietary supplements, and health/beauty aids.

Governance: By a 22-member Board of Directors representing all segments of the industry

Key Personnel: John Gay, Executive Director & CEO

Major Achievements: Lobby legislators on state and federal level, provide GMP certification for raw material and dietary supplement facilities, ensure label integrity through TruLabel and Foundation Testing programs

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Associations

N.P.A. (Natural Products Association)Several regional chapters - West, Northwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast

Membership dues:

Contact information:

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AssociationsA.H.P.A. (American Herbal Products Association)

Formation date and history: Founded in 1982, AHPA is the voice of the herbal products industry and focused mainly on representing the botanical trade.

Mission Statement: To promote the responsible commerce of herbal products, to maintain and improve market opportunities for companies that sell herbs, herbal products and other health-related products, and to ensure that consumers continue to enjoy informed access to a wide choice of goods.

Membership profile: Members are growers, processors, manufacturers and marketers of herbal products.

Governance: By a 25 member Board of Trustees representing all segments of the herbal industry

Key Personnel: President: Michael McGuffin; Chief Science Officer: Steven Dentali, Ph.D.; Chief Operations Officer: Devon Powell

Major Achievements: Publication of Herbs of Commerce (1992 and 2000); publication of Botanical Safety Handbook (1997); Initiated successful industry effort to create serious adverse event reporting law (2003-06)

Events: Educational tele-seminars on issues of interest to our members (good manufacturing practice; adverse event reporting; good agricultural & collection practice; etc.)

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Associations

A.H.P.A. (American Herbal Products Association)Membership dues: From $1,000 to $50,000, depending upon sales

Contact information: Devon Powell; dpowell@ahpa.org

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Associations

O.T.A. (Organic Trade Association)Formation date and history: Established in 1985 in the United States and Canada. Formerly known as the Organic Foods Production Association of North America (OFPANA)

Mission Statement: To promote and protect organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy. OTA envisions organic products becoming a significant part of everyday life, enhancing people's lives and the environment. 

Membership profile: Members are growers, processors, manufacturers and marketers of herbal products.

Governance: By a 14 member Board of Directors representing all segments of the industry

Key Personnel: Cathryn Buckway, Executive Director

Events: Trade Show - All Things Organic, each April

Membership dues: From $300 to $30,500, depending upon sales

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Associations

C.R.N. (Council For Responsible Nutrition)Formation date and history: founded in 1973, is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association

Mission Statement: To enhance and sustain a climate for our member companies to responsibly market dietary supplements and their ingredients by maintaining and improving confidence among consumers, media, government leaders, regulators, healthcare professionals and other decision makers with respect to our members’ products.. 

Membership profile: Members are dietary supplement industry ingredient suppliers and manufacturers, approximately 70 companies

Governance: By management staff

Key Personnel: Steven Mister, Executive Director

Events: Annual Symposium on Dietary Supplements

Membership dues: From $300 to $30,500, depending upon sales

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Other Organizations

American Botanical CouncilFormation date and history: Founded in 1988 by Mark Blumenthal with ethnobotanist & author James A. Duke, PhD (USDA ret), Professor of Pharmacognosy Norman R. Farnsworth PhD, Univ Illinois-Chicago. The late Professor Varro E. Tyler, former dean of the College of Pharmacy at Purdue for 20 years

Mission Statement: To increase the quantity and quality of information on the responsible uses of herbs, medicinal plants, teas, phytomedicines, essential oils, and other plant-based ingredients for health purposes.

Membership profile: Researchers (ethnobotanists, pharmacognosists, natural product chemists, et al. in academia, Govt., industry), health professionals (both conventional and alternative, ie, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dietitians, naturopaths, herbalists, acupuncurists, et al.), botanical gardens and arboreta, hospitals, libraries, universities, members of industry, government agencies, consumers et al from 70 countries.

Governance: By a 8 member Board of Trustees

Key Personnel: Mark Blumenthal, Founder & Executive Director

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Other OrganizationsAmerican Botanical Council

Major Achievements: Publication of HerbalGram (quarterly, peer reviewed magazine/journal); HerbalEGram (monthly e-publication); HerbClips (twice-monthly publication of summaries and critical reviews of clinical, pharmacognostic, conservation and related publications in the scientific and clinical and other media; over 3500 HCs in database on ABC site); translation and publication of the German Commission E Monographs (1998 and expanded in 2000), publication of The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs; administration and development of HerbMed, HerbMedPro and HerbMedProPlus databases.

Events: Ethnobotany ecotours for pharmacists, physicians et al since 1994 to Peruvian Amazon and Andes, Belize, Costa Rica, Kenya and South Africa

Membership dues: Different levels of membership correspond to increased levels of benefits, starting with individuals ($50 + $20 foreign); Academics ($100 + 20 foreign), and Professionals ($150 + $20); nonprofit organizations and libraries ($250); Corporate (small companies $500); and Sponsor Members ($1200 and up, depending on choice of benefits)

Contact information: PO Box 144345, Austin, TX 78714-4345 USA ; phone 512-926-4900; fax 512-926-2345; Website: www.herbalgram.org

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