<img src="http://www.npicenter.com/images/Len_Image.gif" border="0" align="left">Len Monheit is President and CEO of NPIcenter, and editor of NPIWatch, NPIcenter's weekly electronic newsletter and NPI Daily. Len's background includes general, sales, marketing and operations management in cGMP manufacturing, analytical laboratory and contract research environments. He contributes regularly to trade publications, speaking about industry issues and concerns and the evolving business processes and practices in the natural and nutritional products sector. http://www.npicommunity.com/Blogs/tabid/53/BlogId/2/Default.aspx en-US len@npicenter.com contactus@npicenter.com Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:23:53 GMT Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:23:53 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.1.20.17153 The current food safety issue in the United States will certainly not leave the supplements industry unscathed. Less clear is whether the ultimate outcome will be positive or negative. Could this be the ingredient shakeout trigger industry has been needing for so long? Could this provide the much needed impetus for companies to look closely at buying and sourcing practices? Could this resolve the issue of how much ingredient testing is necessary by manufacturers once and for all? <br><br> Time will tell, but this issue is not going to go away lightly and without an ongoing impact. http://www.npicommunity.com/Blogs/tabid/53/EntryID/65/Default.aspx len@npicenter.com http://www.npicommunity.com/Blogs/tabid/53/EntryID/65/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.npicommunity.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&EntryID=65 Wed, 02 May 2007 21:01:00 GMT 0 http://www.npicommunity.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=65