Gluten Intolerance Group of North America 31214 124th Ave SE, Auburn, WA 98092 www.gluten.org Gluten-Free Certification The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO), established in 2005, is an industry program of the Gluten Intolerance Group. With third party certification of gluten-free product manufacturers, which includes on-site inspections, strict desk audits of ingredients...
Raw materials determine the quality of any finished product. This is something responsible manufacturers of dietary supplements, food and cosmetics understand and therefore strive for the highest standards when sourcing their ingredients. Of course, not every manufacturer has the same standards and many conventional mainstream products continue to sell genetically...
Auburn, WA — The Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), the industry leader in the certification of gluten-free products and food services, announced that 625 products from 12 brands were certified in June and July by its Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO), the largest gluten-free certification program in North America. Products certified ranged...
Richmond, BC, Canada - The organic breakfast and snack food production business, Nature’s Path Foods, has received a Zero Waste Certification for its third facility in Sussex, Wisconsin. Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has recognized the sustainability efforts of Nature’s Path and have also given Zero Waste Certifications to its...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), to say the least, are a hot button issue. However, while the debate about the potential risks of GMOs continues to rage in the mainstream food industry, scientific community and political arena, within the natural products industry, the position is clear: NO GMOs. For this reason,...
Washington, D.C. — The Organic Trade Organization (OTA) has announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that is meant to help guide farmers in transition to certified organic agriculture. The National Certified Transitional Program (NCTP) — using OTA standards — will provide oversight to approved Accredited...
Las Vegas, NV—A new way to uphold consumer confidence in natural products is coming to the industry, courtesy of the Natural Products Association (NPA). NPA announced during a SupplySide press conference that its new initiative—Safer, Simpler, Consumer Confidence and Retailer Driven (SSCI)—will help reduce supplement safety risks and harms. This...
Recent class action lawsuits for aloe vera products may have retailers rethinking the importance of third-party certification for the products that they sell—just ask CVS or Target. In June of this year, an Illinois plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit against CVS Health Corporation in U.S. District Court for the...
Probi USA Inc. has acquired Nutraceutix of Redmond, WA, for $105 million. Tim Gamble, CEO of Nutraceutix, said in a press statement, “With highly complementary expertise, assets, product offerings and a shared strategic focus on quality-conscious growth, I envision an outstanding future for the new entity. The transaction will result...
On June 17, the Naturals Products Association (NPA) announced goods containing the synthetic preservatives Tropolone and Chlorphenisin would be prohibited from gaining its “NPA Certified” seal. The new and tighter standards are a part of the association’s goal to “remove all synthetic materials from its Natural Seal certification program” and...
