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BI Nutraceuticals’ New York Manufacturing Facility Receives Organic Certification From Quality Assurance International
LONG BEACH, CA, May 10, 2010—BI Nutraceuticals today announced that its manufacturing facility in Islandia, N.Y. has received organic certification from Quality Assurance International (QAI). BI is now approved to manufacture and distribute certified organic vitamin premixes, custom blends and granulated or roller compacted ingredients to the dietary supplement, food and pharmaceutical industries out of this facility. BI’s Long Beach, Calif. manufacturing facility with its industry-leading steam sterilization process, Protexx HP®, received organic certification from QAI in 2004.
"Certifying our Islandia facility allows us to produce an even higher volume of quality organic ingredients for our customer base," stated George Pontiakos, president and CEO, BI Nutraceuticals. "Today BI has more than 100 certified organic offerings for use in a variety of applications including dietary supplements, foods, and beverages."
QAI Organic Certification is designed to certify every step of the organic chain: from the land on which the product is grown; to the producers growing the product; to the post-harvest facilities preparing the product; to the processing and handling facilities transforming the product. Certification of all products labeled as "organic" in the United States is mandatory under the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and full implementation of the National Organic Program (NOP) Final Rule.
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.
About Quality Assurance International
Quality Assurance International (QAI, Inc.), the global leader in
certification services, has operations in the U.S., Canada, Japan and
the European Union. Clients include agricultural producers, food
processing facilities, integrated manufacturing operations and contract
packing operations, traders, distributors, retailers, and other unique
food operations. QAI’s programs are designed to verify compliance
at every link of the product handling chain, thus assuring consumers
that product integrity is preserved in the marketplace. For further
information about QAI, visit the company’s website at
www.qai-inc.com.
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