What quality control testing do you apply to raw materials and finished supplement products?

What quality control testing do you apply to raw materials and finished supplement products?

Quality Control Testing Protocols

Quality control testing at FORNUTRA is applied at every stage — not just at the end. The testing protocol is divided into three phases:

Phase 1 — Incoming Raw Material Testing: Every batch of raw material is quarantined upon arrival and tested before release for production. Testing includes identity confirmation, potency assay, heavy metal screening (lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury), microbial limit testing, and physical parameters. Materials that fail any parameter are rejected and returned.

Phase 2 — In-Process Testing: During production, we conduct real-time checks at critical control points — blend uniformity, weight variation, hardness and friability, and disintegration time. In-process testing catches deviations early before a full batch is affected.

Phase 3 — Finished Product Testing: Every finished batch undergoes full QC testing before release — potency assay of all labeled active ingredients, heavy metal testing, microbial limit testing, dissolution or disintegration testing, and physical inspection.

Three-Phase QC Protocol

1

Incoming Raw Material Testing

Identity, potency, heavy metals (Pb, As, Cd, Hg), microbial limits, physical parameters. Failed materials rejected and returned to supplier.

2

In-Process Testing

Blend uniformity during mixing, weight variation during encapsulation/tableting, hardness and friability for tablets, disintegration time checks.

3

Finished Product Testing

Full potency assay of all labeled actives, heavy metals, microbiology, dissolution/disintegration, and physical inspection for every production batch.

You receive a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) for each production batch showing the specification limit, actual test result, test method, and pass/fail status for every parameter. Third-party laboratory testing is available on request.

Need more information about our quality standards and testing support? Contact our team for detailed documentation.

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