About Us
We are working our fingers to the bone to produce a wide range of products including supplements, liquid formulas,
capsule and skin care products. All of our products are manufactured in the
United States using Good Manufacturing Practices set forth by the US Federal
Drug Administration. In addition, both scheduled and surprise inspections
by the Quality Assurance staff during different aspects of the manufacturing
process help to ensure specific quality, strength and purity for both the
raw materials and the finished supplements.
Quality Control
Product
analysis This is recorded for each product that is manufactured. This analysis presupposes the identification of herbal components and the percentage of each ingredient, as well as the the production methods used..
Raw materials These are purchased only from reputable wholesalers, with whom we have been working for years.We also demand from the supplier a Certificate of Analysis for raw materials used in our products. Our in house Quality Assurance team also analyzes the raw materials for authenticity.
Packaging material We purchase all packaging materials only from those wholesalers, whom we trust completely. Specific Quality Assurance personal ensure that all labels are assigned to the proper products to avoid any confusion. All new labels are cross checked with the original master label to make certain that there have been no mistakes during the printing process.
Lot Numbers As soon as an order request has been received, the herbal supplement is entered in the production records and a lot number is assigned. No raw materials get into pharmacy, till they are thoroughly checked for authenticity.
Manufacturing Guidelines
Besides the above describes protocols, our supplements adhere to the following manufacturing guidelines to provide the utmost quality control:
Blending and Granulation Before allowing to use all equipment used in the process of mixing and granulation is inspected by the Director of Operations. Raw materials are then inspected for the final time. The lots are then processed using strict written guidelines for each herbal product. Following granulation and blending, the powder blends are stored in specially designed containers to ensure freshness and to avoid any contamination. Once again the Director of Operations ensures that all new blends are labeled correctly.
Encapsulation and Compression
After a a test unit has been processed, a sample unit is issued to Quality Assurance to be compared to retained samples in order to determine product integrity. Only after the new unit has been approved by Quality Assurance, full line production may begin. Using set protocols for the capsules, quality Assurance inspections are conducted. Afterwards the capsules are stored in specifically designed containers to ensure freshness and to avoid any contamination. The Director of Operations makes certain that all new capsules are labeled correctly.
Liquids The same procedure as with blending, granulation, encapsulation and compression, concerns liquid products.
Packaging and Inspection
The final product is inspected again by the Quality Assurance staff. Over filled capsules, broken tablets and any other defective products are removed from the lot. Afterwards products released by the Quality Assurance staff are subsequently either packaged for bulk storage or bottled and labeled for consumer use (labels contain the appropriate information required by the Federal Drug Administration; batch numbers are logged). All products are properly labeled and closed with a tamper proof seal. The Quality Assurance unit also retains samples of raw materials for one year past the expiration date of the last product they are used in. The unit also retains samples of finished products for one year past the product expiration date. These samples are maintained under controlled conditions.
Final Products All final products are stored in quarantine in a climate controlled environment until they are finally delivered to the customer..
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