Archives for January 29, 2009

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RFI undergoes GMP audit in consumer confidence mission

By Neil Merrett

A US-supplier of functional ingredients and supplements has successfully completed an audit of its manufacturing facilities as part of NSF International’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Registration program.

NY bill seeks extra labeling on supplements

By Stephen Daniells

The New York State Assembly is to amend its agriculture and markets law to require dietary and nutritional supplement manufacturers to label products as tested or untested by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Review backs CoQ10 safety rep and levels

 Coenzyme Q10 is “highly safe for use as a dietary supplement”, and has an acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 12 mg per kg per day, says a new review from Kaneka.