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Record Number of Gluten-free Products Verified by GFCO in 2022

GIG says the numbers indicate unprecedented consumer demand for stringent certification.

April 6, 2023

In 2022, the Gluten Intolerance Group's (GIG) Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) third-party gluten-free certification program certified 9,300 products from more than 800 brands worldwide.

Alkemist Warns About Potentially Incomplete Pesticide Testing

July 5, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Garden Grove, CA— Alkemist Labs is helping to educate on pesticide testing to help companies get proper results. The company explained in a press release that <561> is the USP general chapter that encompasses articles of botanical origin, involving all botanicals in commerce. "It addresses a lot of topics, but in...

Alkemist Labs Announces Program to Enhance Supply Chain Transparency

May 27, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Garden Grove, CA--Alkemist Labs has announced a two-tiered program created to help ingredient suppliers and finished product companies share their test results with their customers and consumers as a demonstration of quality. The program is quickly catching on, with several companies already on board. Focusing on botanical and fungal products,...

Dietary Supplements Forum to Focus CBD, Mandatory Product Listings & More

May 2, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

UPDATE May 15, 2022: The Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements on June 29-30, has moved from the Westin Grand Central to the InterContinental Times Square Hotel in New York City. New York, NY—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the American Conference Institute (ACI) have teamed up for Legal, Regulatory,...

The Case for Third-Party Testing & Certifications for the CBD Industry

December 20, 2021

William Rowe

Due to recent quality and labeling issues, CBD products and their supply chains are under increased scrutiny and litigious duress. Products presented to consumers as CBD and not correctly labelled have had serious adverse events associated with their use, due to the presence of material amounts of THC. With this...

CV Sciences, Alkemist Partner on Cannabis Testing Program

April 13, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

San Diego, CA—CV Sciences has announced an ongoing partnership with Alkemist Labs in a press release. The two will collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on efforts to help cannabis testing labs demonstrate and improve measurement capabilities and comparability. The tools developed by the NIST cannabis...

It’s Time for Amazon to Create a New Story

April 12, 2021

Karen Howard

It was on October 15, 2019, when Organic & Natural Health Association released its press release detailing our findings on Amazon and CBD. The company’s official policy is to not sell CBD/cannabinoid products to consumers, only hemp oil. At the time, a search on the retailer’s site for CBD generated...

Dietary Supplements Forum to Address DSHEA 2.0, Influencers, the Biden Admin & More

April 5, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The unknowns of a new administration, prospects for DSHEA 2.0, the explosion of social media influencers, and a drive towards adopting sustainable and ethical business practices...Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) President and CEO Steve Mister listed these among the key reasons to attend the 9th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and...

True Source Honey Program Enhances Standards

January 15, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington—The True Source Honey Certification program has enhanced its standards to require two honey authenticity tests, according to a press release. "The True Source Certified standards previously required its packers to maintain a system to analyze honey authenticity, but had not specified exact testing methodologies," said Gordon Marks, Executive Director...

Building Trust: Third-Party Lab Testing and Certifications

September 24, 2020

Maggie Jaqua

U.S. consumers spent an estimated $9.602 billion on herbal dietary supplements in 2019, according to the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) 2019 Herb Market Report. That’s an 8.6% increase in total U.S. sales from 2018. And the growth continued as COVID-19 became a public health crisis: During the first six months...