The Natural Products Association is dusting off an industry lobbying initiative, the Coalition to Preserve DSHEA, to make the dietary supplement industry’s presence on Capitol Hill commensurate with its size.
NPA Dusts Off DSHEA Coalition To Expand Industry’s Political Clout
NPA is restarting the Coalition to Preserve DSHEA on its own and other supplement industry trade groups are welcome to join. “We’re going to pick up the pace and really work to gain access the way other FDA-regulated industries do,” says NPA President Daniel Fabricant.
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