Several Scientific Journals Publish Research by Herbalife Scientists Highlighting Global Product Testing Standards
24 April 2023 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Premier wellness company and community, Herbalife, announced
today that five recent research studies by its team of Quality
Assurance scientists have been published across several
international peer-reviewed journals. The articles share the
company’s best practices in validating herbal ingredients,
identifying compound sampling techniques and other processes
involved in the rigorous testing that goes into Herbalife products
around the world. The acceptance and publication of these studies
underscore the global nutrition company’s commitment to scientific
research, transparency, and accountability, driving consumer
confidence and helping people live their best lives.
“Nutrition science and good manufacturing practices are
fundamental to our high-quality products and their effects on
health as well as lifestyle behaviors,” said Gary Swanson, MSc,
senior vice president of Global Quality Assurance and Control at
Herbalife. “As a leader in the industry, we’ll continue to invest
in scientific testing and sourcing of quality ingredients so that
we can continue to meet product claims and efficacy and build
consumer trust.”
Herbalife’s global team of scientists, Ph.D.s, and other health
and medical professionals ensure that, from sourcing the
ingredients to their final packaging, its products go through
numerous checks, including quality assurance, safety, science,
regulatory, sensory, and label design.
The recent published work of Herbalife’s Quality Assurance and
Control team, led by Swanson, include:
- Herbalife and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have filed a
joint patent application for their innovative DNA-based botanical
identification technology that promises to improve the quality
control of botanical materials in the dietary supplement and herbal
medicine industry. The patent application, titled “Methods and
Compositions for Identifying Botanical Material Using ARMS-PCR,”
was published under The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on March
30, 2023.
- A manuscript titled, “Development and Validation of Rapid qPCR
Assay for Processed Botanical Material Identification: An Example
Using Carica papaya,” published in Foods, an international,
scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal of food science that
is published semimonthly online by MDPI. MDPI is a member of the
Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association.
- A manuscript titled, “Application of ARMS-PCR Technology in
Rose Hip Identification,” published in The Food Industry, a
peer-reviewed journal from China.
- A manuscript titled, “Deacylation of Soybean Isoflavone
Combined with Liquid Chromatography-mass Spectrometry to Improve
the Accuracy of Determination of Total Isoflavone Content,”
published in China Food Industry, a peer-reviewed journal from
China.
- A manuscript titled, “Determination of Vitamin B12 in Protein
Solid Drink by UPLC-MS,” published in China Standardization, a
peer-reviewed journal from China.
- A manuscript titled, “Effects of Silver Carp Drying Process on
Quality and Content of Advanced Glycation End Products,” published
in Food & Machinery, a peer-reviewed journal from China.
- Zhengfei Lu, Ph.D., Principal Scientist at Herbalife,
contributed a chapter titled, “Authentication of Medicinal
Materials by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction,” for text book,
“Authentication of Chinese Medicinal Materials by DNA Technology:
Techniques and Applications (2nd Edition, Dec 2022).”
In addition to its scientific experts, the company has nine
science labs dedicated to quality control and testing, ensuring
products are safe and meet local regulations in the 95 markets
around the world where its products are sold. The Company conducts
more than 300 internal tests on each product to verify ingredient
purity, nutritional value and taste. Herbalife products, quality
assurance and manufacturing processes have received numerous
international awards attesting to its high-quality standards.
To learn more about the science behind Herbalife products,
please visit www.IAmHerbalifeNutrition.com.
About Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE:
HLF) is a global company that has been changing people's lives with
great nutrition products and a business opportunity for its
independent distributors since 1980. The Company offers
science-backed products to consumers in 95 markets through
entrepreneurial distributors who provide one-on-one coaching and a
supportive community that inspires their customers to embrace a
healthier, more active lifestyle. Through the Company’s commitment
to nourish people, communities and planet, Herbalife Nutrition
pledges to achieve 50 million positive impacts – tangible acts of
good – by 2030, its 50th anniversary.
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