Inside the Mind of Deserusan

Originally Posted by Ryan Deluca

What do you think about Bodybuilding.com starting a product label testing and GMP program? We would test certain products and check for GMP certification for each company (through a 3rd party like the NNFA that already does this).

We wouldn?t show the negative results (too many lawsuits and ways that it could be inaccurate) but we WOULD promote the good guys? on our site and in our ads.

The idea is that the good guys would get MORE sales for being honest, rather than the other way around. This could be a good thing for the industry as a whole?

Originally Posted by Nautral Products Association (formerly NNFA)

Consistent with basic CGMP principles, ensuring the quality of the dietary supplement product requires that the manufacturer establish precisely what it will produce (specifications for its product), how it will make the product (processes), and which process controls and tests it will use to ensure reliable, reproducible results. 21 CFR 111 Preamble (page 113)

Under the final FDA GMPs for dietary supplements, testing and/or examinations are used to confirm incoming components and in-process materials meet their specifications. Additionally, testing and examination are required to ensure that the manufacturing processes were sufficiently controlled to ensure that the finished product meets its specifications and was not unintentionally contaminated or adulterated during its manufacture.

Why are dietary supplement GMPs important?

GMPs provide a framework of controls that are intended to:

-Protect the product from adulteration or contamination.
-Prevent mix-ups and errors.
-Let you and other personnel know what to do before you or they do it.
-Ensure consistency and control throughout the manufacturing process.
-Ensure quality is designed into the manufacturing process and products.
-Document what really occurred throughout the production cycle.
-Provide an independent group to make the final decisions regarding approval and release or rejection.
-Provide mechanisms for companies to solve problems, learn from mistakes, monitor operations, and continually improve.
-Provide products that meet their established quality specifications.