BI Nutraceuticals’ Reno Facility Receives SQF Certification
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA — BI Nutraceuticals’ West Coast manufacturing facility located in McCarran, NV has received a SQF 2000 (Safe Quality Food) certificate from NSF. The SQF program provides independent certification that BI’s food safety and quality management systems comply with international and domestic food safety regulations. SQF 2000 certification is a Global Food Safety Initiative recognized scheme, which was launched to enhance food safety, ensure consumer protection and strengthen consumer confidence.
“BI has set the industry standard for ingredient quality control and testing and this certification gives our customers another layer of assurance that our ingredients have been produced, processed, prepared and handled according to the highest possible food safety and quality standards,” stated George Pontiakos, President and CEO, BI Nutraceuticals.
SQF 2000 is a HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) based food safety and quality management system. The Food Safety Modernization Act makes it mandatory for all food raw material suppliers to perform hazard analysis and have a risk-based food safety plan. SQF certification standardizes food safety requirements, provides proof of the company’s due diligence, and also complies with the most stringent regulatory requirements.
For more information on the SQF Program, visit www.sqfi.com.
About BI Nutraceuticals
BI Nutraceuticals is a global full-service supplier of dietary supplement and functional food ingredients including whole herb powders and teas, standardized and drug ratio extracts, custom blends, vitamins, minerals, drum to hopper custom blends, granular ingredients and other specialty processes including time released and encapsulated ingredients. The company currently offers more than 200 ingredients that have been determined as safe for use in foods and beverages by the FDA or FEMA, the Flavors and Extracts Manufacturers Association. Since 2002, BI has been an innovator in steam sterilization and the company’s Protexx HP® process is currently the industry’s only species-specific, organic sterilization method. All BI ingredients undergo stringent quality analysis that includes heavy metal, pesticide and irradiation testing. All herbal powder ingredients are also tested under the company’s Identilok® species identification process. The company has also developed a proprietary process, UltraHD®, which creates high-density herbal powders allowing for superior flow and less dusting during the manufacturing process. For more information, visit www.binutraceuticals.com.