Key items to consider when procuring or upgrading supplement production equipment include type of finished product, GMP compliance and cost.

Focusing on transparency and education can offer a path forward that puts consumer health, safety and personal choice as the baseline.

The best probiotic formulations consider strain selection, CFU count, targeted delivery and more.

FDA’s FSMA offers companies challenging yet vital compliance rules and regulations.

As giant brands enter the supplement market, traditional product suppliers will need to provide product differentiation with high-quality manufacturing and clinically proven ingredients.

Choosing supplement tablet tooling materials and coatings for their wear-resistant properties will enhance production.

With the new, booming CBD market still taking shape, companies must engage in GMPs to ensure they stay on the right side of the law.

Tumble blending can optimize the fine mixing of many components in supplement formulations while reducing cost and substantiating label claims.

After a relatively quiet 2017-2018, FDA seems as vigilant as ever in its GMP audits of supplement brands.