Nutritional Health Alliance
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
President Jerry Kessler, Legislative Advisor Director Tony Martinez and Tony Podesta of Washington, D.C.-based Podesta & Associates met with HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Philip Lee on Feb. 24, joined by representatives from the National Nutritional Foods Association, Amway and Shaklee, to discuss industry concerns about dietary supplement regulations. NHA also met separately with House Energy & Commerce staffer Kay Holcombe and Rep. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) on Feb. 24 to talk about pending dietary supplement legislation. As of Feb. 25, Richardson's bill (HR 1709) had 234 cosponsors, according to NHA