Food Safety And Rising Costs Top 2012 Challenges For Supplement Industry
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Rising costs could lead to quality control problems in 2012 if consumers will not pay higher prices to cover manufacturers’ higher costs. Continued implementation of food safety reform “is a big deal,” partly because the requirements may be causing higher costs, says Loren Israelsen of the UNPA.
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