Natural products industry conflicted over GM labelling

The trade groups in the natural products industry often collaborate, advocating for the same or similar policies on Capitol Hill.

In fact, the leaders of numerous trade organizations—including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Natural Products Association (NPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN),United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) and Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA)— meet once a month in the Beltway. At some of those meetings, the trade groups have discussed initiatives across the country that would require labeling of genetically-engineered foods or so-called GMOs (genetically modified organisms), one of the organization’s leaders said.

But it’s clear the groups have not come to a consensus on GMOs.

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Read the full story here: AHPA, NPA Take Different Stances on GMO Labeling

Additional Resources:

• “NPA Endorses GMO Labeling Legislation,” Natural Products INSIDER
• “Market-driven approach better than laws for GMO labeling, UNPA says,” NutraIngredients-USA.com