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Kratom Industry Group Has First Qualifier For Its GMP Standards Exceeding FDA's

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Online retailer and supplement brand Kraken Kratom is first business American Kratom Association recognized with its GMP Qualified Vendor status. But, FDA reiterates kratom should not be used in supplements until an NDI notification is submitted showing a reasonable expectation of safety for its intended use, and DEA still has pending a proposed order to schedule kratom constituent ingredients as controlled substances.

The American Kratom Association has recognized the first firm marketing products containing kratom to achieve quality-control practices the trade group established to impose standards that exceed FDA's requirements for dietary supplement firms.

FDA, however, reiterates its conclusion that kratom should not be used in supplements until a new dietary ingredient notification is submitted that convinces the agency of a reasonable expectation of...

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