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NOW Reveals Testing Results of Bromelain Supplements Purchased on Amazon
NOW continued its award-winning industry self-policing program of testing unfamiliar brands found on Amazon, this time on Bromelain, according to the company. The testing revealed some of the most abysmal results since the program began six years ago, the company stated. Although NOW has shared this information widely, with the goal of addressing bad quality […]
Amazon Updates Dietary Supplement Compliance Program
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has reported that early this month, Amazon updated its policy for vendors of dietary supplements on the Amazon platform. Amazon has maintained such a policy since at least late 2018, and has amended the policy on several occasions in the interim. In revisions to that policy posted on November […]
Natural Grocers Introduces Expanded Vitamin and Supplement Line
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has announced its new expanded line of Natural Grocers Brand vitamins and supplements. Customers can now select from a comprehensive range of over 100 vitamins, herbs, minerals and precision formulas that are priced for accessibility while providing high quality ingredients and third-party certified good manufacturing practices, according to the retailer. In […]
NPA Proposes Streamlined Data Sharing at FDA
The Natural Products Association (NPA) outlined a streamlined process to facilitate data sharing within the agency in comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Specifically, NPA suggested sharing data from the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs on structure/function claim notifications, new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications, current good manufacturing practice (GMP) inspections and certificate […]
NutraBio Supports First Responders Nationwide
NutraBio Labs Inc., a dietary supplement manufacturer in Middlesex, NJ, has dedicated part of its GMP (good manufacturing practice) manufacturing facility to making an immune support supplement to donate to first responders nationwide. “First responders put themselves and their family’s lives in danger every day. They are true American heroes and we believe we have an obligation to […]
Senate Confirms Hahn as FDA Commissioner
In a 72-18 Senate vote, Stephen Hahn, MD, FASTRO was confirmed as the new head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), taking charge at a regulatory agency that oversees products ranging from complex cancer drugs, to food, cosmetics, tobacco and CBD. “We look forward to working with Dr. Hahn and his staff to […]
Paul Penders Brand Relaunches in U.S.
Just like its collection of skin and hair care products, the natural brand Paul Penders (Florida) is rejuvenating its presence in the U.S. with new products, a new team, and new distributor and sales network. Indiana-based Palko Services is the distributor, while Gary Gobeli of Alternative Sales (Kentucky) is the sales network. New color cosmetics […]
Certified for Sport App Helps Find Safer Supplements
NSF International (Michigan), a global public health and safety organization, released its newly designed Certified for Sport app and website to help protect athletes and consumers from potentially harmful ingredients and athletic banned substances in dietary supplements. The app features enhanced search capabilities, side-by-side product comparisons and a UPC barcode scanner to find Certified for […]
New Alliance to Develop Consensus-Based Product Standards
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based NSF International, a global independent public health organization that writes standards and tests and certifies products for the commercial and consumer goods, health sciences, food and water industries, created the Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) earlier this year to develop consensus-based standards for dietary supplements, cosmetics/personal care products, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs […]
BioZzz Now Certified for Sport
BiProUSA (Eden Prairie, MN) announced that BioZzz, an isolated whey protein, has completed the requirements of NSF International’s Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program, Certified for Sport. BioZzz is the highest natural source of tryptophan and contains no fat, carbs, sugar or lactose, reported BiProUSA, adding tryptophan is an essential amino acid that our bodies cannot […]
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