Who Owns Science?
This simple three-word question is at the heart of many problems within the dietary supplement industry. I contend the lack of a firm grasp of the answer lends itself to…
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November 6, 2018
Industry Transparency Center to Highlight Trust Transparency in the Supply Chain at SupplySide West; Connect with us at Booth 2075
SupplySide West is one of our favorite shows of the year because it connects ingredient industry leaders and innovators in one place. Stop by Industry Transparency Center Booth 2075 to…
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October 30, 2018
Content Communities – The Future for Natural Products
When I first introduced NPIcenter back in 1999 with my business partner Jason (@jasonbu), the natural products industry and traditional communications pathways were part of a different universe. It doesn’t…
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October 24, 2018
Industry Transparency Center Awarded Coconut Coalition of the America’s Management Contract
Industry Transparency Center (ITC) announced today that it was awarded the management contract for the Coconut Coalition of the Americas (CCA). CCA is a DC-based not-for-profit (501c6) formed to steward the responsible growth and…
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October 16, 2018
It is time to CARE about Supply Chain Accountability
Now, more than ever, supply chain accountability is imperative. It is not acceptable for a dietary supplement brand to turn over all responsibility for sourcing to the contract manufacturer without…
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October 9, 2018
Trust Transparency Collision – Spotlight on Glad, FCB Chicago and Giant: Clearly Anything But Glad
At Industry Transparency Center, we actively seek out best practices in corporate activity that support our premise that the proactive exercise and commitment to trust transparency has high ROI across…
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October 2, 2018
Musings from Expo East 2018
Like I’m sure it is for many, in the almost 20 years I’ve been working in this space, the events I have attended have pretty much become a blur. In…
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September 25, 2018
Blockchain Revisited – Getting Past the Hype
Just over a year ago, I wrote in this column on the potential for blockchain applications in the food and supplement universe. It’s 53 weeks later and a lot has…
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September 18, 2018
A Trust Transparency Collision – Ritual
At Industry Transparency Center, we actively seek out best practices in corporate activity that support our premise that the proactive exercise and commitment to trust transparency has high ROI across…
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September 11, 2018
GMP Requirement – a Continuous Training Program
Continuing the discussion regarding the fundamentals of regulatory compliance in the current US supplements universe, we present a rationale and outline of the training responsibilities under cGMP, targeted at industry…
September 4, 2018