Gmps

Rats overwhelm Family Dollar warehouse; 404 stores closed as part of recall

24-Feb-2022 By Hank Schultz

Dietary supplements and other products purchased from Family Dollar stores in six states may be contaminated because of massive rodent infestation, FDA warned the public recently.

Warning letter signals return of on the ground inspection observations for 2022

04-Jan-2022 By Hank Schultz

A warning letter sent to a dietary supplement manufacturer signals a return of enforcement actions based on on-site inspections, which had been suspended for a time during the global pandemic.

Amazon’s dietary supplement specifications: “These requirements shouldn’t be terribly onerous”

10-Mar-2021 By Stephen Daniells

From the ISO accreditation issue to concerns around “by input”, the new Amazon specifications are sparking a lot of debate within the dietary supplements industry...

CRN: Quality Is the Price of Entry—Not a Point of Difference

22-Dec-2020 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

CRN President and CEO Steve Mister argues that cooperation on quality issues will benefit supplement manufacturers and retailers alike.

Amazon issues sweeping quality specs for supplements sold on its site

04-Dec-2020 By Hank Schultz

Amazon has begun requiring supplement marketers to provide comprehensive testing results and other documentation in order to be able to sell products on its site.

NOW’s tests reveal almost half of ALA products purchased on Amazon were understrength

13-Nov-2020 By Hank Schultz

Almost half of ALA supplements purchased on Amazon were understrength, the latest round of testing by supplement manufacturer NOW reveals.

New high capacity Colorado CBD extractor enters market

31-Jul-2020 By Hank Schultz

Vantage Hemp, a new hemp/CBD processor, is entering the market with a high capacity facility nearing completion in Colorado.

Is FDA open to entertaining an NDI for CBD products?

30-Jul-2020 By Stephen Daniells

The US Food and Drug Administration may be willing to sit down with a company about a possible NDI submission for full-spectrum hemp extracts, says Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).

ABH recall debacle holds stern lessons for industry, experts say

06-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

A wide ranging recall of products made by a New York-based contract manufacturer holds lessons supplement firms can use to avoid similar problems in the future, experts say.

From the Editor's Desk

FDA’s inspection hiatus provides opportunity for industry to prove self regulation is real

20-Mar-2020 By Hank Schultz

With FDA receding into the inspection background, now is the time for the dietary supplement industry to step up and show if there are any real teeth in the notion of self regulation.

From the editor's desk

The 'other' side of the industry creates most of the problems, but has most of the new blood, too

21-Feb-2020 By Hank Schultz

There has been a lot of talk over the years about there being ‘two’ dietary supplement industries. One that plays by the rules, one that doesn’t. But it’s wise not to forget in that discussion the entrepreneurial drive that made this a thriving industry...

Contract manufacturer recalls products under more than 1,200 brand names

21-Jan-2020 By Hank Schultz

A New York-based contract manufacturer has recalled hundreds of lines of products manufactured over a period of almost seven years in a consent decree it publicized recently.

FDA warns consumers about recalled products months after consent decree

17-Dec-2019 By Hank Schultz

A call from FDA to consumers to avoid products recalled as part of an enforcement action underscores how difficult it can be to get offending articles off the market.

Which Took Longer: Harry Potter or GMPs?

22-Jun-2017 By Steve Mister, president & CEO, The Council for Responsible Nutrition

Ten years ago, in July 2007, I found myself at a midnight book party in Las Vegas for the release of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows. Even though I was there on business, that couldn’t stop me from waiting in line at Barnes & Noble to be among...

DC judge rules 'as expected' in GMP challenge case

13-Apr-2011 By Stephen Daniells

A case challenging the dietary supplement good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations has been dismissed by the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

RFI undergoes GMP audit in consumer confidence mission

29-Jan-2009 By Neil Merrett

A US-supplier of functional ingredients and supplements has successfully completed an audit of its manufacturing facilities as part of NSF International’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Registration program.

Congress members badger FDA over GMPs

27-Jun-2006 By Jess Halliday

The long-running push for dietary supplement good manufacturing
practices (GMP) has taken a new twist, as members of Congress sent
letters to the FDA expressing hope that they will be finalized and
implemented months earlier than...

FDA closes GMP comment period

11-Aug-2003

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin sorting through
industry's comments on its proposal on good manufacturing practices
for dietary supplements. Will it take into account higher than
estimated costs?