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- GNC
Nutritional Supplements To Be Evaluated And Certified By NSF International
- Collaborative
agreement is designed to ensure GNC products meet rigorous requirements
of NSF's testing and certification program. (November 2003)
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- ConsumerLab.com's
Current Test Results
- Listing
of the most current results from this independent testing lab.
(May 2003)
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- Four
Websites List Quality Products and Companies
- Do
your favorite brands pass the quality test? Four organizations
now do quality certification of supplements and manufacturers.
(December 2002)
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- ConsumerLab
Gives Names of Brands that Fail
- ConsumerLab
now publishes names of brands that fail testing as well as those
that pass. Also, newest reviews of saw palmetto and ginkgo biloba
show discouraging results, while brands of vitamin C improve.
(May 2003)
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- Intracellular
Tests for Vitamin E, Co-Q10 And Selenium Now Available
- Diagnosis
of nutrient deficiencies gains an important tool: New tests pinpoint
cellular-level nutrient levels by examining tissue cultures. (January
2003)
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- USP
Quality Seal For Supplements Now On Store Shelves
- The
US Pharmacopeia's new quality seal shows a supplement has passed
testing for label accuracy, potency, freedom from contaminants,
and good manufacturing practices (GMPs). (December 2002)
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- National
Nutritional Foods Association's Dietary Supplement Manufacturing
Certification Program to Enter Fifth Year
- Forty
companies have now passed the inspection/verification process
and may use the NNFA-GMP seal. These companies are listed on the
NNFA website. (November 2002)
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- ConsumerLab
Finds Enormous Variation In Strength Of Garlic Supplements
- Of
14 garlic products, some contained more allicin than claimed,
but nearly one-quarter contained less than the therapeutic amount.
(October 2002)
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- Sexual
Enhancement Supplements Do Poorly In ConsumerLab Review
- Effectiveness
of most ingredients has not been well proven and many products
are poorly made. (September 2002)
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- ConsumerLab
Screens Supplements for Olympic Committee Banned Substances
- Nine
products have passed ConsumerLab.com's new program of screening
supplements for substances banned by the US Olympic Committee.
(September 2002)
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- ConsumerLab
Finds Some Spoilage and Inaccuracy Among Omega-3 And 6 Supplements
- In
tests of black current, borage, evening primrose, and flaxseed
oils, 19 of 25 products passed. (August 2002)
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- ConsumerLab
Finds Lead Contamination In Some Mineral Supplements
- ConsumerLab
finds lead contamination in approximately 5 to 10 percent of iron,
magnesium, and potassium supplements. (July 2002)
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- ConsumerLab
Adds Natural Product Encyclopedia To Website
- ConsumerLab
subscribers can now access The Natural Pharmacist database/encyclopedia
on the ConsumerLab website. (May 2002)
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- NSF
Certifies Perrigo Good Sense® Products
- Perrigo's
Good Sense® store brand is the first to earn quality certification
from NSF International. These products are sold in drug stores,
supermarkets and retail chains. (April 2002)
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- US
Pharmacopeia Revs Up Certification Program
- Pharmavite's
Nature Made vitamin and mineral products are first to undergo
the US Pharmacopeia (USP) Dietary Supplement Verification Program
(DSVP) process for certifying dietary supplement quality. (March
2002)
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- ConsumerLab
Adds New Features to Website
- ConsumerLab.com
recently added two new services to its website: a search feature
and a section on recalls and warnings. Also, ConsumerLab's most
recent round of testing discovered potentially excessive levels
of B vitamins in some brands. (February 2002)
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- Quality
Seal Reaches Supplement Shelves
- The
National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA)'s GMP certification
seal is beginning to appear on the labels of supplement products.
Twenty companies have now passed independent inspections of their
manufacturing processes -- covering everything from incoming raw
materials to finished products being shipped out the door. (February
2001)
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- NSF
International Announces Quality Certification Program
- NSF
International's (NSF) new quality certification program includes
independent, third-party inspection of manufacturing plants and
product testing. The program is designed to verify the presence
and potency levels of ingredients listed on the label and to check
for contamination by heavy metals, pesticides, and fungi. Passing
products will be listed on the NSF website, which is accessible
free of charge, and are allowed the use of the NSF quality seal.
(February 2001)
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- Retailer's
Testing Program Points to Quality Conundrum
- Imagine
buying aspirin on the strength of a testing program administered
by your local pharmacy. Sound far-fetched? Not for dietary supplements!
Vitacost.com is putting popular supplement products to the test
at an independent lab, then pulling those that flunk from its
shelves. While such an approach certainly gets the attention of
consumers, what does it say about product quality and consumer
perception thereof? (September 2000)
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- Consumers
Want Quality!
- Independent
testing and evaluation programs are just coming on line, but the
trend is highly positive. We survey supplement testing organizations
(including a website that publishes results), and call for action
on strengthening and expanding national standards and programs.
(June 2000)
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- New
Quality Seal Empowers Consumers
- ConsumerLab.com's
new quality seal answers a vital question: "Does this supplement
really work?" (February 2000)
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- What's
Really in the Bottle?
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Until recently, independent testing of dietary supplements was
conducted either privately or not at all -- leaving consumers
to wonder, "What's really in the bottle?" Now, several new initiatives
are providing information that will help consumers know if they
are getting what they pay for. (December 1999)
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