We are committed to excellence and our quality system is certified to internationally recognized standards. We test every batch of California grown Spirulina to ensure potency and wholesomeness in order to deliver the world-class quality. Earthrise Nutritional LCC, part of our parent company DIC, produces spirulina with GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status. They are cGMP certified, have an ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management System registered and FSSC22000 registered for Food Management System.
FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification 22000) has been delivering impact on global food safety for over 12 years. The Scheme provides a certification model that can be used in the whole food supply chain to ensure food safety standards and processes. FSSC 22000 is GFSI (The Global Food Safety Initiative) recognized and state-of-art Food Safety Certificate.
SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) is an audit, which helps you to understand standards of labor, health and safety, environmental performance, and ethics within your own operations or at a supplier site. The SMETA audit is designed to help protect workers from unsafe conditions, overwork, discrimination, low pay, and forced labor.
ISO 9001 (International Organization for Standardization 9001) sets out the criteria for a quality management system and is the only standard in the family that can be certified to (although this is not a requirement). It can be used by any organization, large or small, regardless of its field of activity.
On June 25, 2007, FDA published in the Federal Register a final rule that established a regulation (21 CFR part 111) entitled Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) In Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, Or Holding Operations For Dietary Supplements (72 FR 34752). The Dietary Supplement (DS) cGMP rule in 21 CFR part 111 (“the DS cGMP rule”) requires persons who manufacture, package, label, or hold a dietary supplement to establish and follow current good manufacturing practice to ensure the quality of the dietary supplement and to ensure that the dietary supplement is packaged and labeled as specified in the master manufacturing record.
“GRAS“ is an acronym for the phrase Generally Recognized As Safe. Under sections 201(s) and 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, any substance that is intentionally added to food is a food additive, that is subject to premarket review and approval by FDA, unless the substance is generally recognized, among qualified experts, as having been adequately shown to be safe under the conditions of its intended use, or unless the use of the substance is otherwise excepted from the definition of a food additive.
The Non-Genetically Modified Organisms (Non-GMO) Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to building and preserving the non-GMO food supply for all. The Product Verification Program (PVP) evaluates products for compliance with the Non-GMO Project Standard. The Standard is a consensus-based document crafted with insight from a number of industry experts, reflecting a dynamic range of perspectives.
Kosher Certification is the stamp of kosher approval by a Rabbinic Agency verifying they have checked the products ingredients, production facility and actual production to ensure all ingredients, derivatives, tools and machinery have no trace of non kosher substances.
Halal is an Arabic word that means permissible. A Halal certified product means that the product is permissible or acceptable in accordance with Islamic law. In order for products to receive this certification, they must be from an acceptable source such as a cow or chicken and slaughtered according to these laws.
NPA (Natural Products Association) is recognized for its strong lobbying presence in Washington, D.C., where it serves as the industry watchdog on regulatory and legislative issues. In 1994, NPA played a key role in the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). This important legislation strikes a balance between the need for consumers to have access to and information about safe and effective dietary supplements while also preserving the government’s interest in protecting the public from unsafe products and false and misleading claims.