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Three key steps to auditing a contract manufacturer will help eliminate blind spots including the most evident and common ones.

Gen Z are optimistic, concerned about their overall well-being and environmentally conscience, but they don’t have a lot of cash flow.

Contract manufacturers can use technology to improve communication, such as barcoding that can offer full transparency.

To vouch for product quality and remain consistently competitive without worries of shutdowns or recalls, companies should be strategic and intentional to be “audit prepared” at all times.

In a product lifecycle, ingredients and finished products are transferred from one company to another, yet information beyond product development is not often shared.

On a trip to China, Informa's Heather Granato discussed the impact of technology on the supply chain with professionals in the health and nutrition space.

Dan Fabricant of the Natural Products Association told the U.S. Trade Representative tariffs proposed by the Trump administration would have major negative effects on the U.S. natural products and dietary supplement industry.