Brief Introduction of Seminar
USP offers Dietary Ingredient and Dietary Supplement Verification Programs to help build consumer confidence in choosing safe, trusted- quality products. The USP's Verification Programs are a three-step process; on-site GMP facility audits, quality documentation review, and product testing. The program is designed to help ensure that critical elements of a manufacturing company's quality systems are appropriately implemented through the verification process. The presentation will cover its process and requirements, and benefits to the program participants.
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Seong Jae (SJ) Yoo, Ph.D. joined United States Pharmacopeia (USP) as a scientific liaison for dietary supplements in 2015 and helped develop USP standards for dietary ingredients and supplements. He currently serves as a senior manager for the USP’s verification program. His work focuses on supporting Dietary Supplement & Ingredient Verification Program (DIVP/DSVP) covering GMP audit, quality & manufacturing document review and product test.
Prior to USP, he was R&D manager at Pharmavite (Nature Made), and responsible for supporting analytical laboratory as well as product development for dietary supplements. Also, he was a principal scientist at DSM Nutritional Lipid Products. He has over 20 years of industry experience in the nutraceutical, biotech, and food industries focusing on research development, quality assurance/control, and regulatory compliance. Dr. Yoo possessed a Ph.D. degree in food science from Rutgers University and M.S. and B.S. from KangWon National University. He is a Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) by the American Society for Quality (ASQ).