In an effort to help consumers identify reputable animal supplement companies, the National Animal Supplement Council is now allowing select companies to display a NASC Quality Seal on their products. Permission to use of the logo is contingent on companies’ undergoing and meeting the requirements of independent facility audits, which are on-site inspections that the NASC recently began conducting. NASC member companies wishing to use the NASC seal must demonstrate during the audits that they comply with council requirements, which include: using acceptable statements on labels, Web sites and marketing materials; having an adverse-event reporting system in place; following quality-control procedures in their production processes; and adhering to any additional recommendations made by the NASC’s scientific advisory committee or the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. <HOME>
