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BI Nutraceuticals Boosts Milling Capacity by 35% at Suzhou, China Manufacturing Facility

LONG BEACH, CA, May 25, 2010—BI Nutraceuticals has installed a fifth mill at its 75,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, increasing its milling capacity by 35 percent in order to meet increased customer demand for the company’s ingredient offerings and manufacturing services.

"This installation further exhibits BI's commitment to supporting our customers' needs both today and in the future," stated George Pontiakos, president and CEO, BI Nutraceuticals. "In addition to providing increased manufacturing capacity to support our U.S. operations, this facility also houses a full-service quality assurance lab to test all extracts and ingredients purchased in the region to ensure they are free of contaminants prior to being shipped to the U.S."

Along with milling services, which allows for the delivery of ingredients in a broad range of particle sizes, BI also offers steam sterilization at the Suzhou, China facility. The company's Protexx HP® process is the industry’s only species-specific, organic sterilization method.

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.

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