The future of New Zealand’s natural health products sector is on a knife edge, with the government progressing its flawed Therapeutic Products Bill and ignoring amendments which would make the legislation fit for purpose and unlock huge economic .
The Government’s new commitment to making changes to the Therapeutic Products Bill to lower the burden for natural health product producers is positive but more needs to be done to provide certainty for the sector, says Natural Health Products .
Outstanding
Contribution to the Industry Award
Alison
Quesnel
Natural Health
Products New Zealand is a national industry organisation
representing this country’s natural health products,
functional foods, complementary medicines, cosmeceuticals
and nutraceuticals industries within New Zealand and
internationally.
Announcing the winners, the Awards
Lead Judge Alison Quesnel says New Zealand’s natural
health products industry has risen to the challenges posed
by Covid-19.
“This year, more than ever, award
winners demonstrated a positive, can-do attitude combined
with continuing to push beyond boundaries with high-quality
innovations that further enhanced New Zealand’s
international reputation as a source of high-quality natural
health products.”
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 11:08 am
The body representing New Zealand’s natural
health industry has told a Select Committee that it only
supports the proposed legislation because there is no other
choice.
Natural Health Products NZ conveyed
its frustrations during its oral submission to the Primary
Production Committee regarding the Natural Health Products
Food (Continuation of Dietary Supplements Regulations)
Amendment Bill.
Natural Health Products NZ is a
national industry organisation representing this country’s
natural health products, functional foods, complementary
medicines, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals industries.
With over 140 members, Natural Health Products NZ represents
around 85% of the sector. Members include product
manufacturers, suppliers, and branded goods