Senior Customs Attorney Jessica Rifkin and CEO & Founder Ben England greatly appreciated the opportunity to speak and make new connections at this year’s GRMA Summit. View the presentations below to learn how the current (and future) tariffs are impacting the three categories of the 455-Standards.
China Tariffs Presentation – GRMA
For Immediate Release:
Washington, DC, August 12, 2019: The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) is excited to announce it has been invited by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) to have its Dietary Supplement (DS) GMP Audit Scheme program benchmarked as part of their safe foods initiative. This will be the first Dietary Supplement Audit Scheme that GFSI has invited to start the benchmarking application process.
The GFSI is composed of the world’s leading food safety experts from retail, manufacturing and food service companies, as well as [Read more]
For Immediate Release:
Washington, DC, July 19, 2019: The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) is excited to announce its Annual Summit in Chicago from August 5 – 7 at the Sheraton Suites Chicago O’Hare. The GRMA is a global nonprofit with members from most major retailers, manufacturers, trade associations and certification bodies. The alliance was formed to develop an auditing scheme that utilized consensus-based quality system standards for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) through the American National Standards process in several Non-Food related industries. Each year, the GRMA [Read more]
by Stephen Daniells
NutraIngredients-USA is pleased to announce the finalists for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2019… the winners will be announced at our awards evening in New Orleans on June 3rd.
by Brad Kelechava
Many Americans depend upon dietary supplements to fortify their nutritional intake. According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), “3 out of every 4 American consumers take a dietary supplement on a regular basis.” Unfortunately, the connection between the consumer and the benefits of dietary supplements isn’t always clear. In some cases, supplements have been found to contain ingredients that are harmful to consumers and in others unsubstantiated claims have been made about their ability to treat health conditions. All of this erodes consumer confidence in the [Read more]
by Hank Schultz
Manufacturers can now get a gap assessment as to where they stand under the new GRMA standards, which apply to dietary supplements and other product categories. Read more.
by NSF International
NSF International now providing interim gap audits to new GRMA standards while working toward accreditation to provide official GRMA certification for dietary supplements, cosmetics/personal care products and OTC drugs. Read more.
Contact: Randall G. Slikkers, MBA
202-587-5647
rslikkers@grmalliance.org
Newly-developed audit integrity program aims to help eliminate “audit fatigue,” redundancy and associated costs in the areas of Cosmetics/Personal Care, Dietary Supplements and Over-the-Counter Drugs
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) received notification of ANSI-accreditation (American National Standards Institute) on the newly-developed 455 standards for Cosmetics/Personal Care, Dietary Supplements and Over-the-Counter Drugs.
“These standards are an integral part of a ground-breaking audit system. They are the first [Read more]
by Jennifer Grebow
In Nutritional Outlook‘s 2018 Best of the Industry Awards, we are recognizing individuals, groups, and companies whose initiatives today may help shape, for the better, the state of the dietary supplement and food and beverage industries for years to come.
by Stephen Daniells
Consensus-based standards for dietary supplements developed by the Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) will be published very soon, says the alliance’s president.