Testing
An important quality control tool, testing has evolved dramatically in relation to dietary supplements and to a lesser extent functional foods during the past decade. Due to the passage of GMPs for dietary supplements, many companies have become very active in this arena. From herbs and botanicals to vitamins, minerals and specialty ingredients, this corner of nutraceuticalsworld.com offers the latest developments pertaining to the testing of these ingredients.
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Breaking News | Herbs & Botanicals | Natural/Organic | Quality & Safety | Supplier News | Testing
BGG Receives USP Award for Work on Elderberry Extract
The company helped to establish third-party analytical standards for dry extracts of the fruit.01.09.23
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Herbs & Botanicals | Quality & Safety | Testing | World Markets
Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Publishes Bulletin on Arnica Flowers
The lab guide offers multiple methods of authentication for the flower, which has experienced peak demand over the past several years.01.04.23
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Dietary Supplements | Minerals | Quality & Safety | Testing
NOW: Magnesium Supplements On Amazon Fail Tests
The dietary supplement company reports that misleading or inaccurate labeling was widespread in 16 products tested.12.07.22
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Delivery & Dosage Technologies | Dietary Supplements | Quality & Safety | Regulations | Testing
State of the Industry: Inflation, Supply Chains, Quality Issues Top List of Concerns
Our fifth annual survey indicates companies continue to adapt to a challenging business environment, as market confidence remains high.By Sean Moloughney, Editor 12.01.22
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Dietary Supplements | Herbs & Botanicals | Quality & Safety | Regulations | Testing
BAPP Program Advances ‘Burn It, Don’t Return It’ Policies to Cut Herb Adulteration
The finalized SOP document represents the first set of best practices specifically focused on how to deal with defective raw materials.By Erik Goldman, Holistic Primary Care 12.01.22
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Breaking News | Herbs & Botanicals | Quality & Safety | Supplier News | Testing
BGG World Receives Alkemist Assured Status for ApplePhenon Ingredient
The high-polyphenol apple extract was subject to an enhanced transparency reporting and testing program from Alkemist.11.28.22
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Dietary Supplements | Herbs & Botanicals | Quality & Safety | Testing
‘Burn It, Don’t Return It’: The Duty to Destroy Adulterated Material
Experts discuss how companies can guard against adulteration and build in procedures for when issues arise.Online Exclusives By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor 11.18.22
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Breaking News | Dietary Supplements | Industry & Market News | Quality & Safety | Testing
Nutrasource Launches NutraStrong Certification Program
The contract research organization’s new seal covers standards for testing, label compliance, manufacturing quality, and corporate values.10.28.22
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Consumer Trends | Dietary Supplements | Herbs & Botanicals | Natural/Organic | Quality & Safety | Sports Nutrition | Testing
MLB Swings Big in Historic CBD Partnership with Charlottes’ Web
CW debuts first NSF Certified for Sport broad-spectrum hemp extract.By Sean Moloughney, Editor 10.27.22
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Quality & Safety | Testing
Alkemist Labs to Showcase New Services and Alkemist Assured Transparency Program
The third-party testing lab is offering new ways for brands to participate in transparency initiatives.10.21.22
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Breaking News | Industry & Market News | Quality & Safety | Testing
Adulterants Prevention Program Releases Best Practices on Adulterated Ingredients
The nonprofit consortium has created a self-regulatory process to remove adulterated or contaminated ingredients from the global supply chain.10.20.22
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Breaking News | Herbs & Botanicals | Industry & Market News | Quality & Safety | Testing
AOAC International Designates Official Method of Analysis for Measuring, Reporting Cocoa Flavanols
This is the first method for flavanol analysis to receive Final Action status.10.18.22
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Herbs & Botanicals | Quality & Safety | Testing
Verdure Sciences Joins Alkemist Labs' Transparency Program
The Alkemist Assured platform provides consumer-friendly certificates of authenticity and requires companies to submit transparency reporting.10.17.22
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Breaking News | Omega-3s | Pet Nutraceuticals | Quality & Safety | Supplier News | Testing
Bioriginal Receives Transparency Certification from Orivo
The certification was achieved for its omega-3 pet products through Orivo’s raw material fingerprinting technology.10.06.22
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Breaking News | Herbs & Botanicals | Industry & Market News | Quality & Safety | Testing
AHP Publishes Monograph and Compendium for Lemon Balm
The new publication covers standards of identify, analysis, and quality for lemon balm leaf and aerial parts.10.05.22
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Breaking News | Industry & Market News | Omega-3s | Quality & Safety | Testing
GOED Publishes Advisory on Testing EPA and DHA Content
The document provides pertinent information typically not found in official method descriptions.10.04.22
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Breaking News | Dietary Supplements | Industry & Market News | Quality & Safety | Testing | Vitamins
USP Publishes Monograph for Palm Oil Tocotrienols and Tocopherols
The monograph will help product manufacturers test these ingredients in a validated way, and contains quality acceptance standards and criteria.09.26.22
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Dietary Supplements | Herbs & Botanicals | Quality & Safety | Testing | Weight Management/Weight Loss
Did White Mulberry Leaf Kill Loretta McClintock? There’s Good Reason to Be Skeptical
Morus alba has a long history of safe use in TCM, and the evidence implicating this herb with the death of a Congressman’s wife is inconclusive at best.By Erik Goldman, Holistic Primary Care 09.20.22
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Herbs & Botanicals | Immune Function | Quality & Safety | Testing | Vitamins
Select Immune Supplements On Amazon Fail to Meet Label Specifications
Testing found only about a third of labels for featured products making immune health claims accurately reflected product contents.By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor 09.15.22
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Cosmeceuticals / Nutricosmetics | Quality & Safety | Testing
Ensuring Quality in Cosmetics: The Good, the Beautiful, and the Ugly
With growing demand for cosmeceuticals and nutricosmetics, building an effective quality program is essential.By Haven McCall, DRSc, CEO of Canyon Labs 09.01.22
