Canadian Health Food Association Underwrites ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program

The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA), Canada’s largest trade association dedicated to natural health and organic products, has endorsed the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program.

The CHFA, formed in 1964 from a grassroots community of health food pioneers, is the voice of the natural health industry in Canada. CHFA represents over 1,000 businesses across Canada, including manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and importers of natural and organic products such as foods, vitamin and mineral supplements, herbal products, homeopathic remedies, sports nutrition products, and health and beauty aids. CHFA’s mission is to lead, empower, and support its members to promote the growth and advancement of the organic and natural health products industry. In Canada, most herbal dietary supplements are sold as natural health products (NHPs), which are regulated as a class of medicines. In a letter dated October 26, 2015, CHFA President Helen Long announced CHFA’s support of the Program, writing that she “looks forward to ongoing collaboration with . . . the Program as a means of improving NHP quality in Canada and beyond.”