NNFA White House meeting
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
NNFA Acting Executive Director Burt Kallman, past President Martie Whittekin, and Washington representative Stephen Sims met with Alexis Herman, special assistant to President Clinton, at the White House on Oct. 20 ("The Tan Sheet" Oct. 18, In Brief). The industry contingent, which also included Citizens for Health Exec VP Joan Priestly and Utah Natural Products Alliance Executive Director Loren Israelson, complained about FDA's proposed regulatory initiatives regarding dietary supplements and asked for the administration's support in passing supplement bills introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.)