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Regulatory updates, testing guides, and quality assurance insights for supplement brands, cosmetic companies, and manufacturers.

Dietary Supplements

GLP-1 Analogues in Weight Loss Supplements: The Undeclared Drug Problem FDA Is Targeting in 2026

FDA enforcement actions are finding undeclared GLP-1 receptor agonists in weight-loss supplements. Here's what your testing program needs to catch them.

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Food Safety

FSMA 204 Food Traceability Rule: What Food Brands and Distributors Must Do Right Now

FSMA Section 204's Food Traceability Rule requires lot-level tracking and 24-hour record retrieval for high-risk foods. Here's what compliance looks like in practice.

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Cosmetic Testing

MoCRA in 2026: A Cosmetic Testing Laboratory's Guide for Small and Indie Brands

MoCRA reshaped FDA cosmetic oversight. Learn what a cosmetic testing laboratory checks for safety substantiation and what indie brands must document.

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Microbiology

Water Activity Testing: The Microbial Risk Metric Most Supplement Brands Are Ignoring

Water activity (Aw) predicts microbial contamination risk more accurately than moisture content alone. Here's what supplement and food brands need to know.

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Amazon Compliance

Why Amazon Pulls Supplement Listings: The Testing and Documentation Failures Behind Most Suspensions

Discover the most common testing and documentation failures that trigger Amazon supplement listing suspensions — and how ISO 17025 accredited lab testing prevents them.

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Food Safety

What ISO 17025 Accreditation Actually Means for Your Food Safety Test Results

Not all food safety labs are equal. Here's what ISO 17025 accreditation really requires and why it matters when FDA scrutinizes your test data.

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Food Safety

FSVP Testing Requirements: What Food Importers Need from a Food Safety Laboratory

FDA's Foreign Supplier Verification Program requires more than audit certificates. Here's what food importers need from an ISO 17025 food safety testing lab to stay compliant.

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Amazon Compliance

Why Amazon Keeps Pulling Your Supplements: The 6 Testing Failures Behind Most ASIN Removals

Six real testing failures that trigger Amazon supplement ASIN removals — from potency mismatches to heavy metals — and what third-party testing catches before you list.

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Lab Insights

What Is ISO 17025 Accreditation — and Why Do Labs Keep Failing the Same Assessment Clauses?

ISO 17025 accreditation isn't a rubber stamp. Learn what the standard requires, which clauses get flagged most often, and what to verify on any COA you receive.

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Amazon Compliance

Why Your Supplement Got Pulled From Amazon: The Five Compliance Failures We See Most Often

Supplement listing suspended on Amazon? The five compliance failures most likely behind it — ISO 17025 COA issues, Prop 65 limits, and more.

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Cosmetic Testing

Sunscreen Stability Testing: What the FDA OTC Monograph Actually Requires — and Where Most Brands Fall Short

FDA's OTC monograph requires rigorous sunscreen stability testing. Learn what ICH Q1B photostability, avobenzone degradation, and SPF assays mean for your brand.

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Microbiology

Microbial Testing for Herbal Supplements: Why USP <61> and <62> Aren't Optional

Herbal supplements carry higher microbial risk than synthetic nutrients. Learn what USP <61> and <62> test for, acceptance criteria, and how to build a compliant protocol.

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Lab Insights

What ISO 17025 Accreditation Actually Means When You're Choosing a Supplement Testing Lab

Learn what ISO 17025 accreditation really means for supplement testing labs — method validation, scope of accreditation, and defensible COA data.

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Chemical Testing

Nitrosamine Testing in Supplements and Cosmetics: How FDA's Expanding Guidance Changes Your Risk Picture

NDMA and nitrosamines aren't just a pharma issue anymore. FDA's expanding guidance now affects supplement and cosmetic brands. Here's what testing actually requires.

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Lab Insights

What Is ISO 17025 Accreditation and Why Supplement Brands Should Care

ISO 17025 accreditation signals lab competence — but most supplement brands don't know how to verify scope or what the certificate actually covers. A lab VP explains.

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Dietary Supplements

Stability Testing for Dietary Supplements: What Your Expiration Date Actually Has to Stand Behind

Learn what FDA's 21 CFR Part 111 requires for supplement shelf-life testing, how real-time vs. accelerated protocols work, and which parameters most often cause failures.

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Lab Insights

What Is ISO 17025? And Why the Hardest Part Isn't Getting Accredited — It's Staying That Way

ISO 17025 accreditation isn't just a certificate on the wall. Here's what the standard requires, where labs fall short, and what supplement brands should ask their testing partner.

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Food Safety

Listeria Environmental Monitoring for Food Facilities: The 4-Zone Framework FDA Auditors Check

Learn how food safety laboratories use zone 1–4 environmental monitoring to detect Listeria before an outbreak occurs. FSMA-compliant testing strategies.

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