Chromatography

Ole Miss adds training classes to help close gap in industry

04-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

Finding personnel with quality control expertise is a yawning gap in the dietary supplement industry, one that the National Center for Natural Products Research is trying to fill with a new series of training courses.

Testing partnership aims to make compliance more affordable

06-Mar-2017 By Hank Schultz

Shimadzu Scientific Inc. and Midi Inc. have announced a partnership whose aim is to make analytical tests more cost effective, enabling greater compliance.

Chromatography event looks at testing landscape in wake of NYAG affair

13-Jul-2016 By Hank Schultz

An upcoming event focused on chromatography illustrates the rapid developments in the field as well as the heightened demand for testing services in the wake of the NYAG affair.

ABC releases lab document to help clean up black cohosh adulteration

10-Dec-2015 By Hank Schultz

The American Botanical Council has released a Laboratory Guidance Document on black cohosh in an attempt to help industry stakeholders better identify this frequently adulterated botanical.

Botanicals giant refines fruit & veg extracts range for food supplements

04-Sep-2015 By Shane STARLING

French botanicals leader Naturex has emphasised its ambition to be the “world leader in the specialty fruit & vegetable category” by launching an extract range targeting food supplements including gummies.

Flora Research Labs director: 'It is my hope that through UNPA, we can more effectively communicate adulteration issues and analytical solutions'

20-Jun-2014

Flora Research Laboratories, a leader in natural products research, testing, and phytoforensics, has joined the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA).

Naturex battles botanical adulteration with supply chain security

27-Mar-2014 By Shane STARLING

High-priced botanicals like bilberry and saw palmetto continue to attract counterfeiters and adulterers, meaning supply chain integrity is more important than ever, the world’s biggest herbal extract player has said.

Former FDA inspector offers insight into identity testing procedures

29-Oct-2013 By American Herbal Products Association

Tamika Cathey, a former FDA inspector and current independent regulatory consultant at EAS Consulting Group discusses identity verification regulations and methodologies. Cathey and 15 other industry experts will discuss botanical identity verification...

NOW Foods aims to meet increased demand with new Nevada manufacturing facility

24-Jan-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

NOW Foods has accelerated plans to extend its manufacturing capabilities and has opened a 165,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution center in Sparks, Nevada, fueled by high demand for its products.

DMAA: Only found in select geranium, says new USPLabs-funded study

03-Dec-2012 By Stephen Daniells

Controversial ingredient DMAA has been detected in geranium from select regions of China, but not all, according to a new study from the University of Memphis and funded by USPLabs.

Wikibotanica? AHPA launches online tool to share ID testing information

29-Oct-2012 By Hank Schultz

The wiki approach revolutionized the concept of the encyclopedia. The American Herbal Products Association hopes it will do the same for the science behind herbal products with the unveiling of its AHPA Botanical Authentication Wiki.

“Critical breakthrough”: 12 labs validate new cocoa-flavanol measurement method

30-Aug-2012 By Shane Starling

A multi-centre collaboration between academia and industry has confirmed a new validation method for cocoa flavanols and procyanidins that study backer Mars says could have, “far-reaching implications for researchers and consumers.”

Pressure mounts on USPLabs as another peer-reviewed paper concludes DMAA is NOT in geranium

13-Jul-2012 By Elaine Watson

If last month’s paper in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology was seen by some observers as the ‘final nail in DMAA’s coffin’, a new paper published in Drug Testing and Analysis this month appears to drive that nail home.

MegaFood gets ISO 9001:2008 certification for in-house testing

20-Mar-2012

Supplement manufacturer MegaFood has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for its in-house testing and research facility.

Glucosamine identity method gets patent

02-Nov-2011

California-based Ethical Naturals Inc. (ENI) has received a patent for its method of testing and identifying the unique markers that differentiate between shellfish and vegetable based glucosamine.

AHPA clarifies DMAA/geranium oil stance

12-Aug-2011 By Stephen Daniells

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has not concluded that 1,3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA) is not found in geranium oil, as it clarifies its recent labeling on DMAA.

New test for black cohosh quality ‘helpful’ for GMPs and safety

21-Mar-2011 By Stephen Daniells

A new test method may enhance the identification of adulterants in black cohosh products, and allay concerns over potential liver toxicity from the presence of other related herbal species in black cohosh formulations.

USP releases supplements compendium for GMP compliance

09-Jul-2009 By staff reporter

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has released its long awaited Dietary Supplements Compendium (DSC), which is designed to help manufacturers comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

New technology targets botanical standardization

10-Jan-2008 By Lorraine Heller

Indian firm Avesthagen has developed a new system it claims would
allow for the accurate standardization of botanical supplements.

NSF ups food safety role with CMi bid

01-Aug-2007 By Staff Reporter

In an effort to expand its reach into the global sourcing chain,
NSF International has made a bid to acquire European food safety
and assurance company, CMi plc.

Cactus Botanicals launch 80 percent myricetin

05-Apr-2007 By staff reporter

Cactus Botanicals is introducing a potent 80 percent myricetin
ingredient from bayberry bark for use in supplements in the United
States.

The useful needle in a chemical haystack

25-Jul-2003

German scientists claim to have developed a new technique
facilitating the identification of useful and even unknown
ingredients in natural plant extracts.