American Herbal Products Association
AHPA
is the leading trade association working to establish industry-wide quality control
guidelines for the manufacture of herbal products. Membership in AHPA means that
Planetary Formulas is required to follow AHPA's Code of Ethics which establishes
clear guidelines for the following;
Quality control of herbal products
Conformity with all regulatory policies governing herbal supplements
Fair
business practices
Cooperative work with others in the industry to address
industry-wide issues
Protection of endangered species
Proper safety information
on labeling, including appropriate pregnancy warnings as outlined by the Botanical
Safety Handbook, and warnings on all ephedra and laxative products
Adherence
to proper botanical and herbal nomenclature as cited in Herbs of Commerce.
As an AHPA member, Planetary Formulas is among the industry leaders promoting herbal quality control. Moreover, Planetary Formulas has provided a technical liaison to the AHPA Standards Committee since 1987, and has participated in the majority of AHPA quality control initiatives.
National Nutritional Foods Association
NNFA
The National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) is another leader in
the dietary supplement industry. As a member in good standing, Planetary Formulas
must submit copies of all labels to NNFA for inclusion in their database of member
products. This provides consumers and regulators with a record of all the ingredients
used in Planetary Formulas products. If the safety of an ingredient were ever
to come into question, there could be immediate notification to companies using
the ingredient, thus providing a higher level of accountability and product safety.
Additionally, membership automatically enrolls Planetary Formulas in NNFA's TruLabel
program, which is designed to randomly analyze member products for truth and accuracy
in labeling.
The NNFA has been defending the rights of consumers to access
dietary supplements for more than 50 years, and is also the primary organization
representing the voices of health food industry retailers.