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Action in Your State
NPA
East keeps its fingers on the legislative pulse in your state. We are looking
for conscientious, independent retailers, who are willing to stand up and
take action when threatening legislation appears on the horizon. To lend
your support to protect your livelihood, please contact the Executive Director.
Become State Captain
or District Captain
The
time to affiliate with an advocacy-focused trade association is now. To
become a concerned citizen of the natural products community after negative
legislation has been filed is too late. Newly introduced legislation can
become law in a matter of weeks. NPA East is dedicated to organizing
now and being poised to protect the future of our industry as soon as threats
arise. To lend your support to protect your livelihood, please contact
the Executive Director.
Click
on a state for links to elected officials and issues and legislation.
Advocacy
Report: NPA East Plays Major Role In Averting Legislative Crisis in New
York
In New York State, there
were three bills pending that, if passed, would have materially and permanently
affected the survival of every retailer, supplier, and manufacturer in
the state:
S. 3553 A.5669: The Dietary
Supplements Safety Committee would create the equivalent of a local FDA
in New York State with powers to regulate sales of dietary foods and supplements.
S3556, Dieticians and Nutritionists
Licensure Act would require certification from New York State to sell and
recommend dietary supplements to consumers.
A01396: Dietary Food and Supplements
Act would have required all dietary supplements sold in New York State
to contain a label that notifies consumers that these supplements are not
approved or tested by the FDA. The cost alone for suppliers and manufacturers
to comply would run into thousands of dollars. Several manufacturers who
currently sell products in New York would be very likely to stop manufacturing
and selling products in New York. And those who would continue to
manufacture and sell products in New York would pass on these additional
costs to our New York retailers, who, in turn, might be forced to charge
their customers higher prices than their competition in neighboring states.
We held them back
once more
Now, thanks to the diligent
work of your NPA East Advocacy, they're all dead. For now.
It was a year-long battle, but through dogged determination and many phone
calls, we managed to convince the key sponsors in Albany to stop short
of turning these bills into laws. But they're not dead. We've successfully
kept these bills off the books for five years, but some of them will be
brought back next year. And we'll do our best to fight them again.
Help us help you
The NPA East Advocacy Committee
is composed of a handful of volunteers and our Executive Director.
Besides New York, we have 11 additional states in our region to track.
You can help by volunteering an hour or so of your time every couple of
weeks to keep an eye on the legislatures in your state. It's easy.
And we'll provide you with all the tools you need. But the end result
of being our eyes and ears on pending legislation is priceless.
Interested
in helping us protect your interests? Call your Executive Director,
Paul Kushner at 856-985-5446 and help us monitor your state legislature.
Or e-mail Paul at info@npaeast.org.
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