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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
After mixing, our fluid bed granulator is used to add volumetric filler, which achieves very accurate fill
natural binding ingredients, such as honey and amounts.
arabic gum, to the product batch for tableting. Other Packaging
processing aids we use include cellulose and
calcium stearate. Cellulose is often used to give Our products are packaged in either amber glass
body to the powders. When needed, calcium bottles or bisphenol A (BPA)-free bottles made of
stearate, derived from vegetable sources, is used to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic. The color of
help product release from the tablet and capsule the bottles helps protect the supplements’ nutrients
machines. We do not use artificial flavoring. from damaging light, while the sealed bottle helps
prevent product oxidation. Seals and neckbands
Tableting, Capsuling, Perling, and Powder Filling protect against product tampering. The majority of
the products are then packaged in eco-friendly
Our supplements are offered in several forms of
delivery. The most common are tablets, capsules, cardboard cartons, providing easy storage,
perles, and powders. protection, and shipping.

Tablets—Tablet presses used by Standard Process Cleaning
allow for high-volume production without In between product runs, all of the equipment used
sacrificing quality. All of our finished tablets are in our manufacturing process is taken apart, cleaned,
routinely analyzed for content to ensure that label and sanitized. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing
claims are accurate. is used to validate the effectiveness of the
equipment-cleaning process. In addition, the
Capsules—Capsule machines are continuously
monitored to ensure that precise amounts of product surrounding production suite, including the floors,
are enclosed in gelatin and/or cellulose capsules. walls, and vent covers, is cleaned.
Capsules are packaged by weight, not volume. Environmental Monitoring
Therefore, the denser the product, the less you will
find in the capsule. The gelatin capsules are In order to monitor the general level of
considered pareve/parve, meaning the capsule has manufacturing hygiene, Standard Process has
been processed so extensively that it can be implemented an environmental monitoring program
considered to have been prepared without meat or for the facility. The program is twofold: It highlights
other derivatives. the presence of any foodborne pathogen that may be
in the facility and determines the source of these
Softgels—Our gelatin softgels have a clear look as pathogens. Routine meetings between production
a result of our continuing sustainability efforts. and quality control personnel are held to maintain
Because our bottles are tinted amber, we eliminated the highest level of cleanliness throughout all areas
the carob that previously gave the perles a brown of the facility.
color. The dark bottle color helps protect nutrients
from damaging light.

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