GMP Supplier Qualification Appears More Viable Route Than Testing
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
While FDA allows supplement manufacturers to use "full testing" of ingredients as an alternative to the supplier qualification process, qualifying still appears to be the most viable and economical approach to GMP compliance
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