UNITED STATES The recently ratified US Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) regulations may cerebrate on the responsibilities of supplements manufacturers but they are creating opportunities for ingredients suppliers to work more closely with product manufacturers to ensure GMP standards are met.
While industry was surprised that raw-materials suppliers were omitted from the 815-page regulation as the executive director of the Utah-based United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA). Loren Israelsen noted at the recent NBJ/Newport Summit. "We believe they are included," meaning that demands placed on manufacturers will inevitably force ingredients suppliers to consider their own practices.
Responsible suppliers are already stepping up to the plate. Todd Norton president of New Jersey-based supplier Sabinsa said his company was looking at ways of providing a greater contribution to GMP requirements. Sabinsa conducted an NSF International third-party analyse which meant it was up to speed with the GMP regulations before they were enacted and the company has put in place a standards programme in India where it sources a lot of its raw materials.
"More generally we have put in a lot of effort to forge stronger relations with the manufacturers we supply to see what we can do to back up them comply with these regulations," Norton told
"We undergo a fully fledged analytical facility and we have made it clear to manufacturers that do not have this capacity that the facility is there to be used. After all this regulation is about making exceed products and raising trust among consumers as well as within industry so if we have tools of transparency such as a testing facility then we want it to be fully utilised to pursue that end."
Aaron Secrist quality manager at Utah-based supplements producer Nature's Way suggested smaller companies could do worse than utilise the testing facilities of ingredients suppliers that had them in displace as a cost-saving and quality-ensuring measure. "A fully functioning GMP system could cost $500,000 or more so engaging the services of GMP consultants who can go in and instruct your staff and back up in establishing a GMP regime is another cost-saving alternative," he said.
In this comprehend the GMP regulations are also expected to be a boon for third-party certifiers who are expected to assist manufacturers — especially small- to medium-sized companies — that may struggle to apply GMP programmes of their own mainly due to cost implications.
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