Kratom Industry Offers Own Standards As Another Firm Warned About FDA Rules

Warning to contract manufacturer Avalon Packaging points out all but one of the problems that have dogged the kratom industry, including saying the herb's safety for its intended use should be proved to FDA before it is used in supplements and noting GMP problems, an area a kratom industry trade group discusses specifically in the standards program also published Nov. 20. While FDA also notes another problem kratom industry has wrestled with over past year, salmonella contamination, it doesn't allege Avalon's products are opioids.