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Standard Process is proud to be an industry leader About Us

in organic certifications. Not only do we have our

own certified organic farm, our manufacturing

processes are also certified as organic.

Binding and Processing Aids Powders—For powder formulas, we use a volumetric
After mixing, our fluid bed granulator is used to add filler, which achieves very accurate fill amounts.
natural binding ingredients, such as honey and
arabic gum, to the product batch for tableting. Other Packaging
processing aids we use include cellulose and Our products are packaged in either amber glass
calcium stearate. Cellulose is often used to give bottles or bisphenol A (BPA)-free bottles made of
body to the powders. When needed, calcium polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic. The color of
stearate, derived from vegetable sources, is used to the bottles helps protect the supplements’ nutrients
help product release from the tablet and capsule from damaging light, while the sealed bottle helps
machines. We do not use artificial flavoring. prevent product oxidation. Seals and neckbands
protect against product tampering. The majority of
Tableting, Capsuling, Perling, and Powder Filling the products are then packaged in eco-friendly
Our supplements are offered in several forms of cardboard cartons, providing easy storage,
delivery. The most common are tablets, capsules, protection, and shipping.
softgels/perles, and powders.
Cleaning
Tablets—Tablet presses used by Standard Process In between product runs, all of the equipment used
allow for high-volume production without in our manufacturing process is taken apart, cleaned,
sacrificing quality. All of our finished tablets are and sanitized. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing
routinely analyzed for content to ensure that label is used to validate the effectiveness of the
claims are accurate. equipment-cleaning process. In addition, the
surrounding production suite, including the floors,
Capsules—Capsule machines are continuously
monitored to ensure that precise amounts of product walls, and vent covers, is cleaned.
are enclosed in gelatin and/or cellulose capsules. Environmental Monitoring
Capsules are packaged by weight, not volume. In order to monitor the general level of
Therefore, the denser the product, the less you will manufacturing hygiene, Standard Process has
find in the capsule. The gelatin capsules are implemented an environmental monitoring program
considered pareve/parve, meaning the capsule has for the facility. The program is twofold: It highlights
been processed so extensively that it can be the presence of any foodborne pathogen that may be
considered to have been prepared without meat or in the facility and determines the source of these
other derivatives.
pathogens. Routine meetings between production
Softgels/Perles—Our soft gelatin manufacturing and quality control personnel are held to maintain
process consists of: gelatin preparation, the highest level of cleanliness throughout all areas
encapsulation, drying and inspection. Temperature of the facility.
and humidity are carefully monitored during
this process.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 25