NOVEMBER: cGMP compliance
November saw the FDA back on the industry’s case over cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) compliance, issuing warnings letters to Minnesota’s WellnessOne World and Florida-based CJ Labs, Inc. alleging “serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for dietary supplements”.
According to FDA data, only seven GMP inspections occurred in 2008, which increased to 34 in 2009, 84 in 2010. As of September 13 of this year, there were 145 inspections.
Click here to read about the warning letters.
Click here to read Loren Israelsen, executive director of the United Natural Products Alliance, discuss cGMP compliance.