Supplement testing labs collaborate to improve quality, safety -podcast

Supplement testing labs can work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) Analytical Methods and Reference Materials Program (AMRM) to develop and implement quality assurance programs (QAPs) and reference materials. The level of collaboration among supplement testing labs that compete for business, as observed by Catherine Rimmer, natural products program coordinator, NIST, shows the level of commitment this industry has to quality. Supplement testing labs can work with NIST and AMRM to obtain and develop reference standards and QAPs. In this podcast Rimmer and Adam Kuszak, Ph.D., director of AMRM, discuss the landscape of supplement contract labs from their viewpoint as standards experts and outline the opportunities brands have to improve their lab practices.