Perspectives and issues relating to analytical methods and testing of dietary supplements http://www.npicommunity.com/Blogs/tabid/53/BlogId/8/Default.aspx en-US editor@npicenter.com contactus@npicenter.com Fri, 16 May 2008 19:17:20 GMT Fri, 16 May 2008 19:17:20 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.1.20.17153 The press surrounding the recent multivitamin review by Consumer Lab has generated a lot of questions that I feel are great examples of the misinformation about analytical issues we are trying to address in this forum. I would like to start by putting out to you the two main questions that immediately came to my mind after reading the report: 1) Why were USP specifications selected when even the FDA does not require dietary supplement companies to meet USP specs unless they are making a USP claim on their label? 2) What do the results of tests mandated in a USP monograph mean in terms of the “quality” of your product? http://www.npicommunity.com/Blogs/tabid/53/EntryID/53/Default.aspx editor@npicenter.com http://www.npicommunity.com/Blogs/tabid/53/EntryID/53/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.npicommunity.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&EntryID=53 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:08:00 GMT 0 http://www.npicommunity.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=53