Compliance
Venable LLP Issues Client Alert on EPR Laws
As of October 2025, seven states (California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington) have passed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws. These laws are intended to reduce packaging waste and improve recycling by holding producers financially and operationally responsible for the end-of-life management of their products, according to a client alert issued by Venable LLP. ...
Best Formulations Earns Sixth Consecutive ‘A’ Rating in NSF Audit
California-based Best Formulations, a Sirio Pharma Company, announced that it has successfully completed its National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) recertification audit, securing an ‘A’ rating for the sixth consecutive year. This achievement underscores Sirio’s unwavering organization-wide commitment to quality, compliance and operational excellence, ensuring customers receive the highest standard of nutraceutical products, according to the company. ...
Compliance in the Global Nutraceutical Market: Ensuring Consumer Safety and Business Success
In the intricate landscape of today’s global market, nutraceutical companies encounter a multitude of complex regulatory compliance frameworks and standards that require careful navigation. Governing bodies such as the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), and CFDA (China Food and Drug Administration) play a significant role in shaping these regulations, ...
Micah Osborne, President, Stratum Nutrition
Stratum Nutrition 2213 Missouri Ave. Carthage, MO 64836 Phone: (800) 970-4479 Stratum Nutrition, a business of ESM Technologies, LLC, is a trusted ingredient innovator and supplier to product formulators for human and pet health. Stratum offers a portfolio of research-supported ingredients and technology that stand out in their respective health categories as being progressive, safe ...
Talking Compliance and Quality With Stratum Nutrition’s Nena Dockery
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine asked Nena Dockery, Regulatory Affairs Manager of Carthage, MO-based Stratum Nutrition to provide comments on questions we posed to her about compliance and quality in the natural products industry. Here are her expanded comments: NIE: One analysis of FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) data reported that 776 adulterated dietary ...
Ensuring Compliance and Quality in the Natural Products Marketplace
The panel: Cal Bewicke, CEO, Ethical Naturals Inc., Novato, CA, www.ethicalnaturals.com Nena Dockery, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Stratum Nutrition, Carthage, MO, www.stratumnutrition.com Wilson Lau, President, Nuherbs, San Leandro, CA, https://nuherbs.com Jeff Lind, Director of B2B Ingredient Sales, MenaquinGold, Iselin, NJ, www.menaquingold.com Duffy MacKay, Senior Vice President, Dietary Supplements, Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Washington, D.C., https://chpa.org ...
Compliance and Improving Quality—Assessing an Industry’s Vital Signs
The panel: Gene Bruno, Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Twinlab, Boca Raton, FL, www.twinlab.com Dieng Bui, Vice President of Quality & Regulatory Affairs, Lief Labs, Valencia, CA, https://lieflabs.com Nena Dockery, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Stratum Nutrition, Carthage, MO, www.stratumnutrition.com Stefan Gafner, PhD, American Botanical Council, Austin, TX, http://herbalgram.org Haley Gershon, Marketing Manager, ...
NSF International to Perform Audits to New GRMA Standards
NSF International and the Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) have signed an agreement for NSF International to serve as a certifying body providing audits to GRMA member suppliers. The agreement is the culmination of conversations that began between the two organizations at the founding of the GRMA in 2014. “Since the GRMA’s inception, the ...
Industry Roundtable: Ensuring Compliance & Improving Quality
The Participants Are: • Mariko Hill, Product Development Executive, Hong Kong, www.gencorpacific.com • Dan Lifton, President, Maypro Ventures, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com • Roberto Pace, Vice Corporate Quality Director, Indena, Milan, Italy, www.indena.com • Andrew Shao, PhD, Interim, Senior Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, CRN, Washington, D.C., www.crnusa.org • Gary Swanson, Senior Vice President, Quality ...
The Path to Compliance
To rebuild consumer trust, the natural products industry must exhibit compliance and transparency. The issue of compliance has affected many aspects of the natural products industry. Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine asked those schooled on the subject to discuss this topic, and offer their thoughts on what the industry can do to make safe products, ...
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