May 8th, 2021
Statement on FDA Civil Forfeiture Claim Against a Kratom Processor
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May 7th, 2021
Sign Our Petition: Tell WebMD CEO to stop acting as an agent of the FDA in their attacks on kratom.
WebMD and their affiliate sites are leading worldwide sources for public medical information, and by publishing FDA produced misinformation on kratom, they are doing more to harm consumer access to kratom than almost any other public entity.
The Department of Health and Human Services told the DEA in 2018 that the FDA was wrong on kratom, and rescinded the proposed classification of kratom in Schedule I. More importantly, HHS said that scheduling kratom would put millions of kratom consumers at risk of being forced back to more dangerous drugs to manage acute and chronic pain, and that would increase overdose deaths from opioids.The FDA suppressed the HHS letter for years, proving that they cannot be trusted on kratom. By blindly following FDA instructions, WebMD and their affiliates are ignoring the truth and endangering the public.
WebMD previously signed an MOU agreement with the FDA to share and "provide publicly available content to be used in health professional informational, educational, and training programs that will be run by WebMD." As a result Health Care Professionals are regularly receiving FDA designed anti-kratom information, and then the public is fed it through WebMD's vast network of websites and social media channels (which includes direct partnerships with big tech companies like Twitter.)
Add your signature to tell WebMD and their affiliate sites to be responsible to the public and stop being an agent of the FDA.
April 22, 2021
Join us this Monday the 26th at 8pm for an updated advocacy webinar.
Register here
If this legislative season has taught us one thing, the battle to protect kratom is a constantly evolving challenge that requires us to adapt our strategies to changing circumstances.
Just this week, we were made aware that the FDA has assigned individuals to monitor the emails sent out by the AKA, our webinars, and the Facebook pages of pro-kratom groups. It is clear that they are aggressively monitoring our legislative actions and throwing their considerable resources to stop our success.
This Monday, April 26th at 8:00pm ET, we are hosting a webinar to discuss updated strategies on how you can more effectively advocate for kratom with the changing landscape.
Again, register for this vital webinar, please click on this link.
Unfortunately, this is the world we live in. So we need to be prepared with the latest information and strategies to stop the FDA in its quest to ban kratom.
We look forward to seeing you on Monday.
As alway, we will be recording the webinar if you are unable to attend live.
April 13th, 2021
As you likely know by now, the FDA has reissued its Red Line Import Alert on kratom. According to a recent statement from an FDA spokesperson, "The FDA's position regarding kratom has not changed.” They are actively ignoring not only scientific research, but even Health and Human Services.
So no matter that some may say that the fight is over, this import alert proves the FDA with their anti-kratom allies, are still trying to stop Americans from getting kratom.
Ultimately if their import alert enforcement actions are successful, it will mean two things for you:
- Decreased access to kratom
- Higher prices for less safe kratom
We Can't Allow this to Happen
To help the fight to stop the FDA's kratom import restrictions and their goal to prevent your access to kratom, we’re raising funds for a special purpose, announcing our
IMPORT ALERT DEFENSE FUND
Donations to this fund will be used to wage the legal battles necessary to stop import alert attacks and seizures. But we need your help.
This is such a big issue that we’ve reach out to our network and a very generous donor has agreed to match all donations made this week to the AKA.
That means your donation is twice as powerful, but only until this Friday, so don’t delay!
Will you please take a moment and donate to the Import Alert Defense Fund?
Your donation of $25, $50, or $100 will be doubled and will help prevent kratom restrictions
If you would like more information about the Import Alert and threat to keeping kratom legal, you can watch the latest webinar hosted by the AKA. Please click on the video below to hear from Mac Haddow, the Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the AKA.
April 8th, 2021
Learn how the FDA's recent "Red List Import Alert" will impact you!
Even with the HHS letter, the FDA still wants to ban kratom and crimilaize kratom consumers, and they are incredibly influential on state and local officials!
Watch Here:
March 31st 2021
FDA reissues kratom import alert but the AKA is prepared to keep fighting with truth and science.
This week the FDA re-issued its import alert on kratom (54-15) that is deeply flawed and should only apply to finished kratom products marketed as unapproved dietary ingredients.
But kratom marketed as a food is not subject pre-market approval by the FDA. Uncontaminated kratom is legal.
The AKA is committed to protecting kratom consumers as the threat to them from the FDA remains incredibly real and substantial.
“The FDA’s position regarding kratom has not changed, and as it relates to kratom as a new dietary ingredient, our approach remains as described in the import alert,” the FDA spokesperson said.
https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/regulatory/kratom-targeted-fda-import-alert