Testing

The rule of 3: Amazon prioritizes 3 categories and 3 labs with new dietary supplement policy

17-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Tech giant Amazon is prioritizing three categories of dietary supplements—weight management, sexual enhancement and sports nutrition/bodybuilding—with its updated sellers policy.

ENI’s Bewicke on botanical supply chain quality: ‘We consider ourselves gate-keepers’

16-Nov-2023 By Stephen Daniells

The botanical supply chain is being pressured like never before, with suppliers having to deal with multiple stressors, from increased consumer demand to climate change and adulteration.

GC Rieber VivoMega and OmegaQuant team up to test omega-3 levels at SupplySide West

10-Oct-2023 By Asia Sherman

Norwegian fish and microalgae oil supplier GC Rieber VivoMega is partnering with nutritional analytics firm OmegaQuant to provide free Omega-3 Index testing at the SupplySide West trade show in Las Vegas on Oct. 25-26.

Gemini Pharma gets flexible ISO 17025 accreditation for lab testing

27-Jul-2023

New York-based Gemini Pharmaceuticals has achieved a Flexible Scope of accreditation to ISO 17025 – heralded as a world class accreditation for testing laboratories.

Probiota Pioneers: Purity-IQ IDs probiotics down to the strain

16-May-2023 By Danielle Masterson

“We have a singular focus; we provide authenticity services—we verify that what’s on the label is actually in the product.”

NOW releases ‘abysmal’ results in bromelain testing, announces plans to ramp up testing

21-Mar-2023 By Danielle Masterson

The natural products manufacturer continues into its 6th year of testing unfamiliar brands found on Amazon, with new results showing the problem may not be getting better.

Canyon Labs joins DS testing field with new 17,000 sq. ft. laboratory

14-Mar-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Salt Lake City-based Canyon Labs has announced it is open for business with its ISO 17025 accredited laboratory providing testing facilities for dietary supplements and nutraceuticals.

NutraCast: Gene Bruno, NutraScience Labs, on the jump in shady business practices

14-Jan-2022 By Danielle Masterson

The pandemic has seen no shortage of warning letters, with the FDA and FTC doubling down on their efforts to stop a number of shady business practices. Gene Bruno, Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for NutraScience Labs, says there has...

Amazon requires testing for illegal weight loss, sexual enhancement ingredients

02-Nov-2021 By Hank Schultz

Amazon has updated its specifications for dietary supplements with a new set of requirements for sellers of weight management or sexual enhancement products as well as changes to COA stipulations.

Most glutathione brands bought on Amazon pass NOW’s tests

14-Oct-2021 By Hank Schultz

NOW has released its latest round of testing of products sold on Amazon and found that the glutathione supplements it bought were of reasonable quality, though some failures in potency and purity were still observed.

Lab consolidation continues with Warburg Pincus acquisition

09-Jul-2021 By Hank Schultz

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is continuing its consolidation of analytical laboratories serving the food, beverage and dietary supplement industries with the acquisition announced today of Food Safety Net Services. FSNS operates more than 20 labs...

Sabinsa adds glyphosate testing to meet rising market demand

25-Nov-2020 By Hank Schultz

Ingredient supplier Sabinsa says it can now supply test results for glyphosate residues on 20 of the dietary ingredients it supplies. The company said it began adding testing for the herbicide in October to go along with the routine tests it runs to look...

Thorne, Onegevity partner with organic meal delivery service

15-Sep-2020 By Hank Schultz

Supplement manufacturer Thorne Research and its testing affiliate Onegevity Health have partnered with a meal delivery service to offer seamless nutritional support for consumers, the companies announced recently.

Pharmavite sues Clean Label Project over running alleged protection racket

03-Sep-2020 By Hank Schultz

Dietary supplement manufacturer Pharmavite has filed a RICO lawsuit against the Clean Label Project, alleging that the organization’s testing and product grading activities amount to a protection racket.

CoQ10 Association plans to test every product on market

06-Aug-2020 By Hank Schultz

With the support of its membership, the CoQ10 Association says it intends to test every product on the market that claims the ingredient on the label for potency and purity.

CSPI calls on FDA to mandate accredited labs for all food testing

13-Jul-2020 By Hank Schultz

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is urging federal authorities to require testing be done in accredited labs and not just to restrict that to the food importation process. It’s a laudable goal but one that might have unintended consequences,...