Upstate Elevator Supply Joins the American Herbal Products Association

Upstate Elevator Supply Co. is proud to announce that the company is now an Active Member of the American Herbal Products Association. Founded in 1982, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is the national trade association and voice of the herbal products industry. AHPA is comprised of more than 350 member companies, consisting primarily of domestic and foreign companies doing business as growers, processors, manufacturers and marketers of herbs and herbal products as foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics, and non-prescription drugs, and also including companies that provide expert services to the herbal trade.

AHPA’s mission is to promote the responsible commerce of herbal products to ensure that consumers continue to enjoy informed access to a wide variety of herbal goods.

What AHPA Does

AHPA promotes the responsible commerce of herbal products to ensure that consumers continue to enjoy informed access to a wide variety of herbal goods. The organization has adopted numerous policies in support of this mission through a process that includes significant input from AHPA members. These policies represent meaningful self-regulation for the herbal products industry.

Why We Joined

Upstate Elevator is committed to clean cannabinoid production. We hold ourselves to the highest standards for developing products that are cultivated, harvested, and processed without exposure to any toxic agents or additives. By joining AHPA, we are becoming part of a group of like-minded companies that are also dedicated to responsible business practices in the herbal products industry. Below are some of the ways the association and its members work together to self-regulate and keep consumers’ needs top of mind.

AHPA’s Code of Ethics, Business Practices & Trade Requirements

AHPA members are required to comply with the Code of Ethics, Business Practices and Current Trade Requirements. This Code was adopted by the membership and reflects the ethics of the responsible companies and organizations within the herbal products trade. AHPA actively pursues the adoption of specific trade recommendations that serve to provide informed guidance for the herbal products industry. These policies are developed when it is determined that a significant body of evidence warrants, for example, labeling or manufacturing standards beyond those mandated by the federal laws that govern herbal products. By proactively developing industry business practices, AHPA and its members ensure that those practices are informed by knowledge and experience.

Guidance Policies

AHPA develops guidance policies to advance its mission to promote the responsible commerce of herbal products. These policies address a variety of labeling and manufacturing issues and reflect the consensus of AHPA’s members and its board of trustees. Unlike AHPA’s trade recommendations, compliance with AHPA’s guidance policies is not a condition of membership. However, AHPA encourages its members and non-member companies to adopt each of these policies in the interest of establishing consistent and informed trade practices.

Guidance Documents

AHPA develops guidance documents to establish industry-wide best practices that often go above and beyond legal and regulatory requirements. These guidance documents address a variety of labeling, manufacturing and packaging issues and reflect the consensus of AHPA’s members and its board of trustees. Unlike AHPA’s trade recommendations, compliance with AHPA’s guidance policies is not a condition of membership. However, AHPA encourages members and non-members to consider these policies in the interest of establishing consistent and informed trade practices.

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