HADSA, the Health Food and Dietary Supplements Association, was founded in India in 2004, with the key aim of ensuring the health and growth of the nutraceuticals industry in India, from domestic manufacture and consumption to marketing and exports.

Registered as a public trust under section 18 of the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 vide Certificate No. 641, dated 19th April 2004.

HADSA is an independent, not-for-profit, organization, which is why it can be trusted to be unbiased in its advocacy of the nutraceuticals industry.

HADSA is also a member of the International Alliance for Dietary Supplements Associations (IADSA), an alliance of more than 60 dietary supplement associations spread over 6 continents and based in UK. Membership of IADSA (The International Alliance of Dietary Supplement Associations) gives HADSA, and its members, access to the experience and expertise of nutraceutical professionals, dietitians, and regulators across all continents.

FICCI and HADSA share a common vision of promoting the nutraceuticals industry in India and abroad and advocating for favorable policies and standards.

FICCI and HADSA have jointly prepared white papers and knowledge papers on various topics related to nutraceuticals, such as regulation, categorization, commercialization, opportunities, and challenges.

FICCI and HADSA have been partners in organizing annual nutraceuticals conferences in India since 2009.

• Recruiting a diverse membership united by shared ethics and a common v1s1on. Fostering membership commitment, involvement, and mutual respect.
•  Providing a comprehensive range of business services and professional enhancement and education programs that promote successful competition in a dynamic marketplace.
• Promoting and defending a favorable legal, legislative, and regulatory environment conducive to industry growth, free enterprise, and free speech.
• Creating standards and procedures towards self-regulation to assure quality, safety, and integrity of natural nutritional foods, products, services, and labeling information.
• Initiate timely actions that are likely to improve the regulatory climate, the reputation of the industry, consumer confidence in the industry and its products.
• Our commitment includes compliance with applicable laws and regulations consistent with international guidelines and standards, to seek to change or question those laws or regulations that are inconsistent with the best interest of the public.
• HADSA unites a diverse membership from retailers to the largest natural product supplier.
• We champion consumers’ freedom of choice in our marketplace. We strengthen and safeguard a free market economy.
• We build strong markets to fuel industry growth.
• We act together with uncompromising integrity, and we encourage all to reach ever higher standards of quality.