Industry Advocacy

Colgate-Palmolive announced that it had joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Initiative, which reflects its commitment to 100% recyclability of packaging across all product categories.

As new and novel tobacco products that appeal to youth continue to hit the market, research shows that tobacco use rates among middle and high school students essentially flattened in 2017 after an encouraging decline from 2015 to 2016, according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey results, released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association, a national trade association representing manufacturers and marketers of OTC medicines and dietary supplements, applauded the U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee for Wednesday’s hearing on the benefits of consumer-directed health plans and submitted a statement reiterating its support of legislation to restore OTC eligibility under tax-preferred healthcare accounts.

The National Retail Federation called on lawmakers to pass bipartisan legislation introduced, that would require congressional approval of “Section 232” tariffs.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition, the trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, has announced the agenda for its upcoming The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association said it supports the Administration’s decision to hold China accountable for their bad behavior, but strongly believes that “igniting a global trade war will cause casualties.”

The Access to Increased Drug Disposal Act, which is backed by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, was introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Ia., and co-sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Ia., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.

The National Community Pharmacists Association’s new senior vice president of government affairs and director of its Advocacy Center Karry La Violette’s has been with the organization since 2011, during which time she has led federal government affairs program, which included Capitol Hill and Administration lobbying efforts.