The United States Pharmacopeia (USP), Rockville, MD, recently approved Costco Wholesale Corporation’s Kirkland brand dietary supplements to carry the DSVP certification mark. All Costco stores in the U.S. will carry DSVP Kirkland certified product.

In other developments, Pharmavite, Northridge, CA, had 32 of its single and multi-letter vitamin and mineral products pass USP’s verification process. The new DSVP mark will appear on the front label of the ap­proved supplements.