Search Results for 'quality assurance'

Valensa International, Eustis, FL, has announced that its Parry Organic Spirulina ingredient has been certified under the United States Pharmacopoeia Dietary Ingredient Verification Program, and that Parry Nutraceuticals has earned the authorization… Read More »

NSF International, Ann Arobor, MI, has appointed Mr. Tom Chestnut as vice president of NSF International’s Global Food Safety and Quality Division. Mr. Chestnut has more than 25 years of food safety experience, most re… Read More »

Food authentication techniques are gaining popularity, partly because of growing concerns about fraud involving organic and sustainable foods, according to Organic Monitor, which said this development is encouraging sustainability by providing greate… Read More »

In new research published in the April Journal of Food Science, analyses of the first known public database compiling reports on food fraud and economically motivated adulteration in food highlight the most fraud-prone ingredients in the food supply; analytical detection methods; and the type of fraud reported. Based on a review of records from scholarly journals, the top seven adulterated ingredients in the database are olive oil, milk, honey, saffron, orange juice, coffee, and apple juice. Read More »

Trade associations support efforts to crack down on bad actors without impacting responsible companies. Read More »

A recent Dateline NBC segment concerning dietary supplements focused on the practice of fraudulent analytical testing practices known as "dry labbing," in which lab results pertaining to the potency and identity of ingredients as labeled are suspected of having been deliberately manipulated or fabricated. Read More »

Virginia Dare, Brooklyn, NY, has appointed Kevin Nicolson quality assurance manager. In this role he will be responsible for managing the quality team, interacting with vendors and helping customers. Mr. Nicolson brings five years of experience to th… Read More »

NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, has promoted Jim Emme to president of NOW Foods. Mr. Emme joined NOW Foods in January 1995 as plant manager and was promoted to COO in December 2007. With 30 years experience in consumer packaged goods companies, h… Read More »

Sabinsa Corporation has received International Food Standard (IFS) certification from Det Norske Veritas for the second year following an audit of its facility in Payson, UT. This certification is part of the company’s program to meet the quali… Read More »

Cyvex Nutrition, Irvine, CA, has tapped Vinh Do as technical services manager. He will oversee and further enhance Cyvex's A-rated GMP quality assurance procedures, including purity and analytical testing on the company's range of products de… Read More »

Ayush Herbs, Redmond, WA, recently received designation as an Emerson Quality Program (EQP) Gold partner, a quality assurance program for the nutritional supplements industry. The EQP identifies and verifies manufacturers with a commitment to quality… Read More »

Emerson Ecologics, LLC, Bedford, NH, has expanded its partnership with Metagenics San Clemente, CA, becoming a national distributor for its full product line of nutritional supplements. For more than 25 years, Emerson Ecologics had been a West Coast… Read More »