Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 27.12.2024

Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) Consortium

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, in support of efforts to develop and evaluate measurement methods and standards, including reference materials, to support quality and safety for the dietary supplement testing community, is establishing the Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) Consortium ("Consortium"). The Consortium will bring together stakeholders to identify and address measurement and standards needs related to analytical testing of dietary supplement ingredients and products. The Consortium efforts are intended to advance measurement capabilities, provide measurement quality assurance strategies, support the development of dietary supplement reference materials, and collect data to support the development of best practices and standard methods. Participants will be required to sign a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). At NIST's discretion, entities that are not permitted to enter into CRADAs pursuant to law or other governmental constraint may be allowed to participate in the Consortium pursuant to a separate non-CRADA agreement.