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Reviewed and Approved by Tim Lombardo, Senior Director, Food Consulting Services, EAS Consulting Group; and Mark Moen,...

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Reviewed and Approved by Steve Rogers, Corporate Quality Manager, Certified Group; Tim Lombardo, Senior Director, Food...

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Reviewed and Approved by Maged Sharaf, Ph.D., EAS Consulting Group Senior Director, Labeling, Cannabis, and Claims...

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Reviewed and Approved by Dean Cirotta, President - EAS Consulting Group & Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs - ...

Reviewed and Approved by Tim Lombardo, Senior Director, Food Consulting Services, EAS Consulting Group (A Certified...

Reviewed and Approved by Lisa El-Shall, Senior Director Drugs and Devices, EAS Consulting Group

Reviewed and Approved by Howard M. Bogner, Sensory Senior Analyst, Certified Laboratories 

Reviewed and Approved by Pamela Galarza-Goedtel, Supervisor of Food Forensics, Certified Laboratories 

Reviewed and Approved by Steven Rogers, Chemistry Manager, Certified Laboratories 

Reviewed and Approved by Shelly Blackwell, Senior Director, Dietary Supplement and Tobacco, EAS Consulting Group 

Reviewed and Approved by Steven Rogers, Corporate Quality Manager, Certified Group

Reviewed and Approved by Maged Sharaf, Ph.D., Senior Director, Labeling, Cannabis and Claims Consulting Services, EAS...

Reviewed and Approved by Shelly Blackwell, Senior Director, Dietary Supplement and Tobacco, EAS Consulting Group, a ...

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Reviewed and Approved by Tim Lombardo, Senior Director, Food Consulting Services, EAS Consulting Group (A Certified...

OTC and OTC-drug crossover products require stability testing, per FDA regulations. And, while FDA doesn’t mandate ...

As product label claims play an increasingly important role in informing consumer purchasing decisions, manufacturers...

Stability testing is the process of evaluating a product to ensure that key attributes stay within acceptable...

Are you selling supplements on Amazon? 

Manufacturers and Own Label Distributors (OLD) face strict Amazon dietary...

MoCRA is here, and it’s reshaping the U.S. cosmetics industry. The MoCRA law covers a wide range of cosmetics and...

Heavy metals in food always seems to be a hot topic. First it was concern over heavy metals in baby food. Not long ago,...

Every food manufacturer wants to make a safe product. Scan the website of nearly any grower, processor, or...

Members of the World Customs Organization (WCO), which includes U.S. customs, use the Harmonized System (HS) to...

Food safety failures in the almond industry can be catastrophic, so chemistry and microbiological testing for nuts is...

Everyone wants to cut in front of the line, especially when your company's time and money depend on importing shipments...

The U.S. FDA can detain your imported food products at any time for any reason. Whether for sampling, testing, or...

Aflatoxins are one of the biggest threats to producing safe, high-quality almonds that growers and processors face....

Sterility testing and assurance are critical regulatory compliance requirements for 503B facilities that perform ...

Enlisting an import agent is a basic requirement for importers of FDA-regulated products. Import agents are the...

Although the risk of allergen cross-contact is well understood, the addition of sesame to FDA’s “big nine” list of...

In this post, we will cover a few important points about U.S. customs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ...

Expediting imports of your FDA-regulated products keeps you a step ahead of the competition, with accurate and complete...

503B sterile compounding pharmacies are ultimately responsible for their products, even when they outsource quality and

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• The FDA's "Big List" includes nine major allergens, highlighting the need for accurate labeling and...

Import alerts notify U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) personnel that the agency has sufficient evidence that a...

One of the most challenging aspects of doing business in the U.S. is navigating the many and varied regulatory...

When importing FDA-regulated food products into the USA, time is money. So, when you receive an FDA Notice of Action, a...

Whether it is that recipe that has been handed down from generations, or the one product that is the star of your...

Food Safety & Quality teams across food industry segments are often tasked with ensuring raw ingredient integrity...