On October 9, 2014, an Organic & Natural Health Association press release quoted Venable partner Todd Harrison on defining “natural” standards. Harrison was participating in an October 7 panel discussion hosted by the Organic & Natural Health Association at the Supply Side West conference.
“The industry needs to have an honest policy discussion about evidence-based science and how it should be applied to the nutritional industry,” said Harrison. “This debate is not limited to the role clinical trials play in the industry but an honest assessment of what constitutes 'natural' and 'organic.' Only when we address this issue is when we will start limiting the unnecessary lawsuits that now exists.”
“The industry needs to have an honest policy discussion about evidence-based science and how it should be applied to the nutritional industry,” said Harrison. “This debate is not limited to the role clinical trials play in the industry but an honest assessment of what constitutes 'natural' and 'organic.' Only when we address this issue is when we will start limiting the unnecessary lawsuits that now exists.”