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In the world of dietary supplements and botanical materials, accurate identity testing is essential for product safety, regulatory compliance, and consumer confidence. One of the most effective tools in this area is Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), particularly in its high-performance form (HPTLC). Continue reading to find an overview of HPTLC, compendial HPTLC methods, selecting a fit-for-purpose method, the acceptance criteria, and the advantages and limitations of compendial methods.

Whether you're formulating a botanical powder, validating a nutrient claim, or verifying supplier specifications, reporting on a dry matter basis ensures that decisions are grounded in reliable, standardized data. Click to read a simple explanation of dry matter basis reporting, when it matters, and why.

Fortifying foods and dietary supplements with vitamins, minerals, and bioactives has become a key strategy for innovation and value. Understanding and planning around the LOQ is vital to protecting both your product integrity and your brand credibility. Continue reading to learn how to proactively evaluate your nutrient levels against assay capabilities.

As major retailers implement stricter testing requirements and regulatory expectations, ensuring compliance and quality in dietary supplements is more critical than ever. Join us as we navigate the latest advancements in testing and compliance for dietary supplements, helping brands and suppliers maintain regulatory integrity and consumer trust in a rapidly changing market. Originally Aired on June 11, 2025.

High-value edible oils like olive oil and avocado oil command premium prices for their flavor and health benefits. However, their value also makes them targets for degradation and food fraud. Read our blog about two complimentary testing approaches essential to protecting your customers and brand: quality testing and authenticity testing.

Discover the crucial role of botanical reference materials (BRMs) in supplement quality and regulatory compliance. Learn how BRMs help ensure product integrity and support industry standards.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monitors drug manufacturers' compliance with its current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations in order to ensure the quality of drug products. These regulations are designed to assure products are safe for use and contain the ingredients, strengths, and efficacies of claims made by the product. Learn what tests your OTC products need to be compliant.

As the popularity of the natural mood-enhancing properties of sceletium alkaloids increases, the volume of products containing these compounds will increase, and therefore also the need for robust and selective methods for determining the concentration of alkaloids within these products. Watch our webinar about an innovative HPLC-DAD method for the determination of sceletium alkaloids in powders, capsule fills, and tablets. Originally Aired May 15, 2025

The botanical industry’s unprecedented surge in popularity brings exciting possibilities, but it also invites a serious challenge: adulteration. This blog explains how to identify adulterated botanicals and the role of third-party testing in protecting consumer health and trust.

Ensuring high-quality ingredients and finished botanical products requires a precise and reliable analytical method. This webinar introduces a fundamental approach to botanical analysis: High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC), a powerful tool for maintaining accuracy and consistency in botanical raw materials and final formulations. Originally Aired on April 21, 2025