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The regulations for labeling trans fatty acids went into effect in January?
Covance offers a complete fatty acid profile to comply with the new labeling requirements.
You can assess the antioxidant capacity in your product with a simple test?
Covance offers ORAC, a validated method that quickly and accurately measures antioxidant capacity.
There is a relationship between vitamin D and certain cancers?
Covance has been recognized worldwide for over 70 years as a leader in vitamin D analysis of food dietary supplements.
November 16th, 2004
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Appoints Covance Scientist to Board of Directors
Darryl Sullivan has long history of service to AOAC
Certificate of Proficiency:
Covance awarded certificate of proficiency for microbiological testing
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Publications
Covance staff play a leading role in several major scientific organizations including the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), AOAC International, and American Association of Cereal Chemists. In addition, Covance is a regular contributor to many scientific and industry publications and has published the widely respected Food Science Newsletter for more than 20 years.
Proposed Modifications to AOAC 996.06, Optimizing the Determination of Trans Fatty Acids
Brent Rozema, Barbara Mitchell, Doug Winters, Andrew Kohn, Darryl Sullivan and Erin Meinholz
Journal of AOAC International
Volume 91, No. 1, 2008
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A Sense of Stability: Assuring the Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Product Ingredients
Jeff Stassi
Food Science Newsletter
No. 93, February 2008
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Clearing the Air: Criticial Considerations in Inhalation Toxicology
Paul Smith and Richard Crowley
European Biopharmaceutical Review
Winter 2007
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An analytical approach to food safety and crisis management
Wayne Ellefson
Food Science Newsletter
No. 92, July 2007
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Method for Determination of Campesterol, Stigmasterol, and Beta-Sitosterol in Saw Palmetto Granted AOAC Official Method Status
Rick Crowley
Inside Laboratory Management
September/October 2007
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Method for Aristolochic Acid Granted AOAC Official Method Status
Rick Crowley
Inside Laboratory Management
July/August 2007
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Seeking Sensitivity and Selectivity: The Increasing Impact of Mass Spectrometry
Min Huang, PhD
Food Science Newsletter
No. 91, July 2007
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Meeting the Analytical Needs of a Global Marketplace
Rick Crowley
Inside Laboratory Management
May/June 2007
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Quantification and Evaluation of Antioxidants in Food and Botanical Products
Wayne Ellefson, Zachary Lilla and Richard Crowley
Worldnutra Newsletter
May 2006
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The impact of cGMP compliance on consumer confidence in dietary supplement products
Richard Crowley and Libby Harvey FitzGerald
Covance Laboratories, 3301 Kinsman Blvd, Madison, WI 53704, United States
FitzGerald Consultants, P.O. Box 750694, Petaluma, CA 94975-0694, United States
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The FDA estimates that US citizens spend more than $ 8.5 billion a year on dietary supplements and world wide the market is estimated at more than $60 billion. However, although a majority of consumers express confidence in the safety of these products, 74% believe the government should be more involved in ensuring that these products are safe and efficacious. Recent regulatory initiatives such as the imminent adoption of cGMPs for dietary supplements in the US, implementation of cGMPs in Canada and the recent EU dietary supplement initiative represent legislative and industry response to public clamor for more comprehensive oversight of dietary supplements. Regardless of mandated practices, the majority of dietary supplement manufacturers have done an excellent job of protecting the safety and quality of their products. The promulgation of these cGMPs will help ensure consumers that equal standards are followed throughout the industry. For some companies with established processes based on existing food or pharmaceutical cGMP regulations, the transition will be relatively painless while, for many, it will represent a significant increase in the level of documentation and testing. However, consumers deserve and demand that products meet standards for safety and quality and the implementation of cGMPs for these products are an important first step. Although the cGMPs are designed to ensure products are safe from a standpoint of identity, purity, quality, strength and composition, they do not address preclinical or clinical testing of ingredients for safety or efficacy. This would involve ingredients meeting the requirements of Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status or going through the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) process.
Development and validation of analytical methods for dietary supplements
Darryl Sullivan and Richard Crowley
Covance Laboratories, 3301 Kinsman Blvd, Madison, WI 53704, United States
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The expanding use of innovative botanical ingredients in dietary supplements and foods has resulted in a flurry of research aimed at the development and validation of analytical methods for accurate measurement of active ingredients. The pressing need for these methods is being met through an expansive collaborative initiative involving industry, government, and analytical organizations. This effort has resulted in the validation of several important assays as well as important advances in the method engineering procedures which have improved the efficiency of the process. The initiative has also allowed researchers to hurdle many of the barricades that have hindered accurate analysis such as the lack of reference standards and comparative data. As the availability for nutraceutical products continues to increase these methods will provide consumers and regulators with the scientific information needed to assure safety and dependable labeling.
Monitoring and maintaining quality in the laboratory: keys to scientific validity and regulatory compliance
Doug Winters
Food Science Newsletter
No. 89, October 2006
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Analyzing the versatility and complexity of cereal grains
Eric Gordon
Food Science Newsletter
No. 88, June 2006
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The Chemistry and Analysis of Trans Fatty Acids
Richard Crowley
Food Product Design Magazine
June 2006
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The Application of Six Sigma
Randall Smith, Timothy Rhines and Richard Crowley
Natural Products Insider magazine
Volume 11, No. 4, April 2006
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Meeting the need for advancing methodologies in vitamin chemistry
John Austad
Food Science Newsletter
March 2006
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Key Considerations in Laboratory Design: An Analytical Approach
Randall Smith and Richard Crowley
Natural Products Insider magazine
Volume 11, No. 2, February 2006
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Determination of campesterol, stigmasterol, and beta-sitosterol in say palmetto raw materials and dietary supplements by gas chromatography
Wendy Sorenson and Darryl Sullivan
Journal of AOAC International
Vol. 89, No. 1, 2006
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Working with Contract Analytical Laboratories
Darryl Sullivan
Nutraceuticals World magazine
November 2005
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Testing Food Product Contact Packaging
Richard Crowley
Food Product Design magazine
September 2005
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Dairy products: an overview of one of the world's most important food sources
Scott Hawks
Food Science Newsletter
No. 86, December 2005
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Food Safety: Facing the Expanding Threat of Bioterrorism
Wayne Ellefson and Ron Weiss, PhD
Food Science Newsletter
No. 84, June 2005
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Determination of "Net Carbohydrates" Using High-Performance Anion Exchange Chromatography"
Zach Lilla, Darryl Sullivan, Wayne Ellefson, Kevin Welton and Rick Crowley
Journal of AOAC International
Vol. 88, No. 3, May/June 2005
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The Critical Impact of Sample Management in Effective Testing
Richard Crowley and Jeff Stassi
Natural Products Industry Insider
April 25, 2005
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A Commitment to Science: The Impact of Regulation and Innovation on Testing Resources
Marlo Vasquez
Food Science Newsletter
No. 83, March 2005
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Determining ORAC
Richard Crowley
Food Product Design
December 2004
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Handle with Care: The Importance of Effective Sample Management and Preparation
Jeff Stassi
Food Science Newsletter
No. 82, November 2004
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Developing Analytical Methods for the 21st Century
James Wehrmann and Richard Crowley
Inside Laboratory Management magazine
September/October 2004
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What's all the fuss about Casimir Funk? The history and evolution of food and supplement testing
Richard Crowley
Food Science Newsletter
No. 81, August 2004
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Accelerating the Validation of Analytical Methods
Darryl Sullivan and Richard Crowley
Food Quality magazine
April/May 2004
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cGMP for Dietary Supplements: The Long and Winding Road
Libby Harvey FitzGerald
Food Science Newsletter
No. 80, May 2004
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Protein: Breaking Down the Essentials
Tammy Olson and Dan Dilley
Food Science Newsletter
No. 79, February 2004
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Fruit: The Original Functional Food
Ted Pritchard
Food Science Newsletter
No. 78, December 2003
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Developing New Analytical Methods
Richard Crowley
Food Product Design Magazine, Functional Foods Annual
November 2003
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A Look at Top Trends in Food Chemistry
Richard Crowley
Food Safety Magazine
November 2003
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Facts and Fallacies About Fatty Acids
Joe Polywacz and Richard Crowley
Food Safety Magazine
November 2003
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Food Allergens: Nothing to Sneeze At
Sharon Habeck
Food Science Newsletter
No. 77, October 2003
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Facts and Fallacies About Fatty Acids
Joe Polywacz
Food Science Newsletter
No. 76, June 2003
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Determination of Ephedra Alkaloids by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Darryl Sullivan, James Wehrmann, John Schmitz, Richard Crowley, and Jeffrey Eberhard
Journal of AOAC International
Vol. 86, No. 3, 2003
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Rock Solid Approaches to Mineral Analysis
Matthew Breeze and Richard Zywicki
Food Science Newsletter
No. 75, April 2003
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Investigating Indirect Additives: A Perspective On Packaging
Paul Severin
Food Science Newsletter
No. 74, December 2002
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Analyzing Acrylamides: A Focus on Food Carcinogens
Randall Smith and Richard Crowley
Food Safety Magazine
October/November 2002
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The search for standards: adopting validated methods for dietary supplement analysis
Darryl Sullivan
Food Science Newsletter
No. 73, June 2002
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The chemistry, composition and consumption of carbohydrates
Patrick Collins
Food Science Newsletter
No. 72, March 2002
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The Compunction About Function
Randy Smith
Food Science Newsletter
No. 71, January 2002
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