DSQP Training Program Extends Reach

YORK, United KingdomThe Dietary Supplement Quality Professional (DSQP) training program, established in February 2011, is designed to educate the industry about ways to deliver safe, high-quality products. The program, a three-way partnership among NSF-DBA, the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) and the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) at the University of Mississippi, is a modular program that focuses on the requirements of FDAs cGMPs (current good manufacturing practices) for dietary supplements.

The DSQP training program consists of 12 individual modules, each with a specific focus and led by a pre-selected industry expert. The program generally covers the in-depth details of the regulations and discusses how they apply to dietary supplement operations. Titles of some of the courses include Testing Methods and Equipment Qualification, Cleaning and Control of Cross-Contamination, and International Regulatory Requirements. Courses are offered at all three of the partnering organizations headquarters: UNPA in Salt Lake; NSF-DBA in Ann Arbor, MI; and NCNPR, Oxford, MS. Interested professionals can attend one or several of the separate modules. Alternatively, they can complete the entire training program over the course of two years, after which they will obtain NSF-DBA DSQP certification through NCNPR. Though the programs first year is at its midway point, interested professionals can begin attending courses at any time.