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Nutraceutical Testing Checklist: What to Request Before Launching a Supplement
Before launching a new dietary supplement, a brand should request seven categories of nutraceutical testing. These are ingredient identity, potency against label claim, heavy metals, microbial contaminants, pesticides and residual solvents where the formula calls for them, undeclared drugs and banned substances, and stability data. The first four are required in some form by FDA's manufacturing rule at 21 CFR 111.75. The remaining tests depend on...