Herbalife's Director of Quality
Control Lab, Quanyin Gao, appointed
to AOAC Technical Programming Council
LOS
ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Herbalife, a premier health and wellness company,
announced today that 16 members of its Quality Control and Research
and Development (R&D) scientific teams will participate at the
2023 AOAC (Association of Official Agricultural Chemists)
INTERNATIONAL Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 25-30. Additionally, Herbalife's director
of Quality Control Labs, Quanyin
Gao, Ph.D., was appointed to the AOAC Technical Programming
Council (TPC) to help further enhance the technical program and
content management of the meetings over the next two years.
AOAC advances food safety, food integrity, and public health by
bringing together members, organizations, and experts dedicated to
developing and validating standards, methods, and technologies of
global relevance. This will be Herbalife's eighth year
participating at the event.
"Our commitment to science has allowed us to build consumer
confidence in the credibility of our ingredients and products, as
well as the integrity of our global scientific experts," said,
Gary Swanson, senior vice president
of Quality Assurance and Control at Herbalife. "Herbalife is proud
to be evolving into the green chemistry space, raising awareness
and pioneering environmentally sustainable practices in our
laboratories and daily operations."
Members of the Company's scientific teams will co-chair two
scientific sessions on sustainable lab practices and the integrity
of botanical products, alongside experts from Eurofins Scientific,
National Institute of Health, Waters Corporation and My Green Lab. The Company's experts will also
participate in a roundtable discussion and present 13 scientific
research posters on emerging research in the areas of new testing
methods, advancements in botanical identification and ingredient
testing.
Scientific sessions and roundtable discussion
include:
- "Validation and Verification of Methods, and the Proper Use
of Reference Materials" – August 27
at 1:00 PM CDT
-
- Zhengfei Lu, Ph.D., principal scientist of Molecular
Applications at Herbalife, will participate in the roundtable
discussion alongside experts from Matrix Sciences, Mérieux
NutriSciences and Flora Research Laboratories.
- "Contributing to Environmental Sustainability and Improving
Efficiency in Quality Control Laboratories-- Current Challenges and
Opportunities for Green Chemistry"– August
27 at 3:00 PM CDT
-
- Zhengfei Lu, Ph.D., principal scientist of Molecular
Applications at Herbalife and Swetha Kaul, director, Quality Center
of Excellence Lab at Herbalife, will co-chair the session alongside
Emily Britton, Ph.D., principal
marketing manager at Waters Corporation.
- James Barai, analytical
chemistry scientist II at Herbalife, will give a presentation
titled, "Maximizing the Use of Green Analytical Methods in Quality
Control Laboratory." His presentation will share how Herbalife has
integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into
its quality testing operations, which has allowed the Company to
obtain green lab certification status for three of its eight
laboratories around the world and reduce the hazardous solvents use
by up to 90% in some cases.
- "Botanical Ingredients and Dietary Supplements
Integrity: Comprehensive Approaches" – August 30 at 8:15 AM
CDT
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- Gary Swanson, senior vice
president of Quality Assurance and Control at Herbalife will
co-chair the session alongside Darryl
Sullivan, Chief Science Officer at Eurofins Scientific.
- Kan He, Ph.D., senior director of Botanical Research and
Development at Herbalife, will give a presentation titled,
"Botanical Reference Material is Essential for Quality Control of
Herbal Products," demonstrating the Company's innovative methods
and applications for identifying the botanical DNA of its
ingredients in within its quality control practices of sourced
botanical raw materials and extracts.
- Yanjun Zhang, Ph.D., principal
scientist of Natural Production Methods Research at
Herbalife, will give a presentation titled, "Botanical Ingredients
and Dietary Supplements Integrity: Orthogonal Approaches,"
providing examples of how Herbalife achieves botanical dietary
supplement integrity of its botanical ingredients.
Scientific poster categories include:
- Microbiological Methods, Laboratory Automation, Genomics,
Performance Tested Methods, Botanicals and Dietary Supplements, and
General Methods, Quality Assurance, and Accreditation (12
posters)
- Detection and Measurement of Foodborne Contaminants and
Residues, Detection and Measurement of Non-Foodborne Contaminants
and Residues, Agriculture and Environment, and Data Analytics (1
poster)
As a global supplier of herbal supplements, Herbalife uses over
450 botanical ingredients from more than 150 botanicals,
including soybeans, tea, and aloe. To ensure product quality, the
Company has a robust, science-based product development process
that is guided by a team of more than 300 experts and scientists.
The Company currently operates five manufacturing facilities and
nine quality control laboratories around the world and makes
approximately 51 percent of its inner nutrition products
in-house.
Globally, the Company has received more than 40 awards and
recognitions for product quality and scientific innovation between
2021 and 2022, as disclosed in its 2021 – 2022 Global
Sustainability Report.
To learn more about Herbalife's science-backed products and
quality testing standards, please visit
www.IAmHerbalifeNutrition.com.
About Herbalife Ltd.
Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) is a premier health and wellness company
and community 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 more than 90 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 in order to live their best life.
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