Supplement Spotlight: Don’t Choke on the Obvious

Every so often the FDA does or says something so biased against the dietary supplement industry that it is difficult to understand how we are supposed to consider ourselves as…

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Supplement Industry Self-Policing Still Inadequate

Why is the dietary supplement industry allowing itself to become worse instead of better at self-policing? The dietary supplement industry is often accused of being unregulated, yet, in reality, it…

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What the Natural Products Industry is Doing Right

Somehow 2017 is nearly over, and while our industry has had a lot of ups and downs, the ups outshine the downs and we have a bright future. So often,…

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ITC’s What’s Hot, What’s Not List

As 2017 winds down and we head into 2018, we took a step back to reflect on what’s going to be “hot” in 2018 and what to drop. The HOT:…

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PCQI – A Newest Ingredient for Compliance

Phew, that was intense, and now it’s over and I’m rather glad. It was worth it, though. Last week I successfully completed the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) course…

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