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Labs Cost Less Than Lawyers… Unless You Use the Cheap Labs, Get Caught by the FDA, and Have to Call the Lawyers Anyway.
Quality assurance doesn’t come cheap–but it probably comes cheaper than a lawsuit By: Elan Sudberg There has been a lot of discussion within the industry
NBJ Summit Recap
NBJ Summit 2026: Quality Is Finally Becoming Part of the Story Every year, I leave the NBJ Summit convinced it was the best one yet.
Alkemist Labs Announces Mo Lababidi as Director of Botanical Identity
Garden Grove, CA (June 22, 2026) – Alkemist Labs is pleased to announce that Mo Lababidi has joined the company as Director of Botanical Identity.
Petra takes on NPA Fly-In Day, USP Forum & East Coast SoCal Dietary Supplement Consortium
Petra’s East Coast Tour What a week in DC! Between NPA Fly-In Day, the USP Forum, and the first East Coast SoCal Dietary Supplement Consortium
NASC Reflections
Petra’s Reflections on 2026 NASC What a joy to be back at the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) Annual Conference. In the great revolving calendar
ASTA Recap
Elan’s perspective on ASTA 2026 Petra and I recently attended the American Spice Trade Association annual meeting in beautiful Palm Desert, California. Not Coachella, though