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Understanding WeChat critical to success in Chinese e-commerce, expert says

13-Feb-2018 By Hank Schultz

Exporters of dietary supplements into China need to be familiar with that country's dominant WeChat social media platform if they want to thrive, an industry association executive said.

New liposome manufacturer says process is more 'natural,' needing no added heat, pressure or solvents

25-Jun-2015 By Hank Schultz

A new supplier of liposomal delivery systems has entered the market based on a ‘more natural’ approach the assembly of these structures, the founder said.

NOW Foods’ Secrist on the need for greater transparency and why brokers are ‘the bane of the industry’

17-Mar-2015 By Stephen Daniells

The recent NY AG probe has kick-started some industry organizations to say self-policing needs to be better, and transparency needs to come to the fore, says Aaron Secrist from NOW Foods. 

Non GMO Working Group to formalize structure, collect dues to boost capabilities and influence

10-Mar-2015 By Hank Schultz

In the face of repeated requests for information and services, a working group of dietary supplement companies that includes FoodState Inc. is the process of formalizing its membership structure to transform into a dues-paying organization.

NPF Truth in Advertising: ‘More and more, companies don’t just want to do well, they want to do good’

16-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

The Natural Products Foundation’s Truth in Advertising Program has hailed the responsiveness of companies to present accurate promotions and information about natural products to consumers.

Good 483 responses can squelch warning letters

24-Sep-2012 By Hank Schultz

Good responses to 483 can avoid a warning letter.  Including in those responses key elements of organization and documentation can improve the chances for success, an experts say.

DSHEA turns 15

The devil in GMP details

23-Dec-2009 By Shane Starling

In the fifth and final installment of this DSHEA special, Frank Jaksch, the president and chief executive officer of Californian-based botanicals reference provider, Chromadex, outlines why he thinks current GMP inspection methodologies are unlikely to...

Successful supplement companies fully understand DSHEA

26-Jul-2004

The FDA is fulfilling its role and ensuring that new dietary
ingredients (NDIs) are safe before they reach the market, according
to an article in the Food and Drug Law Journal (FDLJ), but the
supplement industry as a whole still needs...