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COVID-19 Drives Demand for Immune-Boosters
As COVID-19 drives continued demand for immune booster dietary supplements, new disruptions in the supply chain emphasize the need for quality assurance. The COVID-19 pandemic has been an accelerator for the dietary supplement industry, with sales at record-breaking...
Tips on Ensuring Your Product Is FDA Compliant
When selling food, cosmetics, drugs, and medical devices, you think beyond the figures of your sales and the performance of your product in the market. You must also keep up with the various rules and regulations established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
AMA calls for increased supplements regulation
Given the insufficient regulation of and lack of transparency in the growing dietary supplement industry, physicians adopted new policy at the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates meeting. The new policy expands upon the AMA’s...
Processing Aids for Dietary Supplements
Processing aids used during manufacturing dietary supplements can help improve product quality, enhance appearance and shelf life, aid with packing and transportation, and much more. Processing aids are substances or additives of natural or synthetic origin used in...
FDA Compliance to Quality Excellence
In the quest to maintain FDA compliance norms have Pharmaceutical companies lost sight of quality excellence? Today, there is practically no activity conducted by the pharmaceutical industry that is not monitored for compliance. Systems like Good Laboratory Practices...
FDA Allows Health Claim for Cranberry Products
The FDA announced supplements that contain a daily serving of 500mg of whole-fruit cranberry are now allowed to use a qualified health claim on their labels and in their marketing materials. FDA authorized and allowed three wording options for qualified health claims...