Nammex Receives AHPA Herbal Industry Leadership Award
Gibsons, BC, Canada (March 12, 2025) – Nammex, the premier North American supplier of Certified Organic Functional Mushroom Extracts, was honored by the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) with the AHPA Herbal Industry Leadership Award at the annual member meeting on March 4, 2025 in Anaheim, California. This award recognizes a company that sets an example of outstanding business practices or an organization that works to move the industry forward above and beyond normal business practices.
In a statement about the awards AHPA wrote: Since 1989, Nammex has pioneered the development and manufacture of mushroom extracts for the health and wellness industry. Through its commitment to quality and transparency championed by founder Jeff Chilton, Nammex has led the way in advocating for best practices in producing, labeling, and marketing mushroom products, which supports all companies in this growing category. Nammex is now run by Jeff’s sons Skye and Adam and industry veteran Bill Chioffi.
“For decades, Nammex has been a trailblazer in the development and manufacture of mushroom extracts for the health and wellness industry,” said Amber Bennett, AHPA VP of Marketing & Engagement. “Their commitment to producing high quality mushroom products and advancing industry standards benefits both the fungi industry and the wider natural products community. We are honored to recognize Nammex for their dedication and leadership.”
Examples of this leadership include the decades Nammex founder, Jeff Chilton, spent advocating for transparency and accuracy in labeling and marketing fungi. Nammex, now run by Jeff’s sons Skye and Adam and industry veteran Bill Chioffi, is committed to truth-in-labeling and ensuring that all ingredients in dietary supplements are accurately listed and declared on labels. Efforts include ongoing industry education and advocacy, involvement in trade groups, and calling for action by regulatory agencies. To obtain data on consumer understanding of this issue, Nammex commissioned a study on what consumers think when they read the word “mushroom”: a survey of 10,000 consumers found that people think of mushrooms as the fungal part commonly eaten as food, and the majority do not know what mycelium is. More recently, Nammex made its internal fit-for-purpose, validated HPTLC test method for identification and quality control of functional mushrooms freely available to the industry.
“It’s a great honor to receive this award from AHPA and to be recognized by our peers. This is a concerted effort by the entire Nammex team to carry our vision forward,” said Skye Chilton, Nammex CEO. “We pride ourselves on setting the industry standards for the fungi products category and truly appreciate the supportive role that AHPA has served in our quality assurance initiatives.”
About Nammex
Since 1989, Nammex has pioneered the cultivation of organic mushrooms and development of high-quality mushroom extracts to support consumer health and wellness. For over 30 years, Nammex has been a leader in advancing the scientific understanding of mushroom extracts and commercial use of scientifically validated analytical methods for quality control testing of fungal products. Nammex’s mushroom extracts and concentrates are produced under rigorous quality standards, including growing mushrooms naturally using organic practices, processing the mushrooms following cGMP standards, QC testing in qualified laboratories, and yearly audits of farm and factory. Nammex founder and President Jeff Chilton has deep, longstanding relationships with China’s top researchers and growers of medicinal mushrooms and the current team is cultivating those into the future of the company. https://www.nammex.com/
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