NSF, Retailers Crafting GMP Standard To Boost Consumer ‘Trust’

The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance, formed by NSF International and major retailers, aims to launch a GMP standard for dietary supplements in early 2015 based on FDA regulations and guidance, ISO criteria and evolving “retailer requirements.”

Major retailers and manufacturing auditor NSF International are working to develop consensus-based GMP standards for dietary supplement and cosmetic products that combine relevant ISO criteria and FDA guidance with evolving retailer expectations for products on their shelves.

NSF and retailers including Walmart, Walgreens, Costco and Wegmans, which formed the Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance earlier this year,...