Quality & Safety
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Confronting the Myth that Dietary Supplements are ‘Unregulated’ and a ‘Wild West’
By James Gormley, Gormley NPI Consulting || 03.28.24
In the face of this common refrain, responsible companies in the natural products industry continue to exceed the highest standards.
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NOW Receives AHPA Herbal Advocacy Award for Industry Self-Policing
03.22.24
The award recognizes NOW’s ongoing program of testing brands on Amazon to highlight quality issues.
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Loretta Zapp, CEO of Applied Food Sciences, Receives UNPA ‘Queen of Quality’ Award
03.18.24
The award recognizes Zapp’s decades of leadership advancing quality and analytical competence, and providing high-quality ingredients.
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UNPA, Southern African Botanical Products Association to Collaborate on Regional Botanicals
03.07.24
The two trade associations signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and improve compliance with herbal products from the region.
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NAD Recommends Dakota Nutrition Discontinue Claims in Reopened Case
03.06.24
The claims in question, challenged by Nature’s Way, related to the presence and quantity of elderberry in its supplements.
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Contract Manufacturing Trends: How are Cost and Supply Pressures Impacting Innovation?
By Sean Moloughney, Editor || 03.01.24
Brands and their manufacturing partners are challenged to deliver greater value to customers despite narrow margins.
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Sustainability in Blister Packaging
03.01.24
Sustainability in blister packaging concerns creating and utilizing blister packs in a way that reduces environmental impact.
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Great Expectations for FDA’s Human Foods Program?
By Sean Moloughney, Editor || 03.01.24
What to expect when you’re expecting a major overhaul of a federal agency in charge of protecting public health ...
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NOW Reports Widespread Failings in Creatine Gummy Tests
02.29.24
Several gummies had what appeared to be a substantial amount of creatine converted into creatinine, while others simply had very low content.
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Alkemist to Highlight New Services, Blockchain CoA Confirmation at Expo West
02.29.24
Using HealthLOQ’s document protection software, Alkemist now offers certificates of analysis protected from alteration.
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What Does FDA’s Reorganization Mean for the Dietary Supplement Industry?
Sean Moloughney, Editor || 02.29.24
Loren Israelsen from the United Natural Products Alliance shares insight on how agency priorities might change and how businesses can prepare.
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FDA Reorganization: What Should the Dietary Supplement Industry Anticipate?
By Sean Moloughney, Editor || 02.22.24
How might priorities change under an overhauled Human Foods Program with new leadership?
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Liposomal Ingredients: Are You Getting What You Paid For?
By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor || 02.21.24
Liposomal encapsulation is a nascent technology in the supplements space, and proving liposomes were created requires a battery of technical, expensive tests.
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Alkemist Warns of Failures to Test for Full Panels of Pesticides
02.20.24
It’s common for third-party labs to leave out inorganic bromide and dithiocarbamates in supplement testing, despite being required by USP <561> standards.
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IFT to Host Webinar on GRAS Regulations Featuring Former FDA Official
02.07.24
The free webinar on March 1st will break down steps of determining whether an ingredient falls under the Generally Recognized as Safe designation.
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FDA Leadership Discuss Rationale for Reorganization, Hope for Better Collaboration and Agility
By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor || 02.01.24
Agency’s top brass relayed its intentions about the agency’s largest reorganization including internal operations and effects on regulated industries.
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Alkemist Labs Partners with HealthLOQ to Protect COAs Against Counterfeiting
01.31.24
Authentic documents are processed through a one-way encryption within the Alkemist Labs server environment, resulting in a unique ‘digital fingerprint’.
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GAO Report Highlights Dosage Variability in Prenatal Supplements
By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor || 01.29.24
The agency called for greater standardization, and to give FDA greater regulatory authority over dietary supplements.
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Illinois Bill Seeks to Ban Titanium Dioxide, Other Additives
01.29.24
In new legislation modeled after the California Food Safety Act, Illinois legislators are seeking to ban five common food additives.
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FDA Warns of Supplements Containing Illegal Drug Tianeptine
01.25.24
The agency issued a warning about “Neptune’s Fix” supplements, and all others containing the substance, which can serious, potentially lethal side effects.