Did you know? Color Additives Must Have FDA Approval and (Sometimes) Batch Certification

Sep 1, 2021 | Cosmetics, Did You Know, Dietary Supplements, Drugs, Foods

Color additives for most FDA-regulated products (tobacco and some medical device products are exceptions) must be approved by FDA and listed in the Code of Federal Regulations. If a color additive isn’t listed, its approval must be petitioned and approved by FDA prior...

Tara Couch Discusses FDA Enforcement of Dietary Supplements in RAPS Regulatory Focus

Jul 19, 2021 | Dietary Supplements, EAS in the News Dietary Supplements

The pandemic has resulted in an increase in the number of misbranded dietary supplements. As a result, FDA is using updated, alternative, and remote enforcement tools to ensure compliance. Tara Couch, Senior Director for dietary supplement and tobacco services covers...

Did You Know? FDA Compliance Includes 21 CFR Part 11 for Electronic Records and Signatures

Feb 18, 2021 | Did You Know, Dietary Supplements, Drugs, Foods, Medical Devices, Veterinary

In addition to Good Manufacturing Practices, supply chain oversight, labeling, registrations, listings, adverse event tracking and all the other regulatory requirements required by FDA, use of electronic records and submissions adds an additional compliance...

Regulatory Provisions that Can Help Provide Clear, “Clean” and Concise Label Declarations

Jan 7, 2021 | Dietary Supplements, Foods, Issue of the Month

By Gisela Leon, EAS Independent Consultant and Instructor for Food and Dietary Supplement Labeling Seminar In times of COVID-19, many people are restricted to staying at home, working from home, and cooking at home more than ever before. Cooking at home requires the...

Micro Quality Labs Joins the Certified Group Family

Dec 11, 2020 | Cannabis, Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements, Drugs, Foods, Medical Devices, Tobacco, Veterinary

We are proud and excited to announce that Micro Quality Labs (MQL) has joined the Certified Laboratory family of companies. MQL is an ISO accredited, independent analytical testing laboratory, providing state-of-the-art instrumental chemical and microbiological...

Did You Know? Equipment Sanitation and Dietary Supplements – Which cGMPs Apply to Me?

Oct 1, 2020 | Did You Know, Dietary Supplements, Foods

As a dietary supplement firm, and a subcategory of foods, how do you decide which cGMPs to follow? The answer is determined by what specifically you produce – dietary supplements or dietary ingredients. Once that is understood, the cGMP operational requirements,...