11/11/2007

USANA Manufacturing Practices and Select Products Certified by NSF International


USANA ACHIEVES DIETARY SUPPLEMENT CERTIFICATION AND GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (GMP) REGISTRATION THROUGH NSF INTERNATIONAL



USANA Health Sciences sets the standard for excellence in dietary supplement manufacturing. Now, NSF Certification for Good Manufacturing Practices and Dietary Supplement Standards are further proof that USANA products are truly Nutritionals You Can Trust.


USANA recently announced certification of the ESSENTIALS™ (MEGA ANTIOXIDANT and CHELATED MINERAL), PROFLAVANOL® 90, and the HEALTHPAK 100™ through NSF International's Dietary Supplement Certification program. USANA successfully met all listing criteria in NSF's NSF/ANSI 173 Dietary Supplement Standard, the only standard for dietary supplements.


In accordance with NSF/ANSI 173, NSF conducted product testing in its own accredited laboratories to ensure that all contents of supplements tested matched labeled amounts, that there were no product ingredients not openly disclosed on the label, and that there were no unacceptable levels of contaminants in the product. USANA successfully met all of these requirements.

USANA also received Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Registration through NSF International's Dietary Supplement Certification program after meeting all requirements included in NSF's GMP Registration Program.


GMP are regulatory requirements that provide guidelines for necessary processes, procedures, and documentation to assure the product produced has the identity, strength, composition, quality, and purity it is represented to possess. NSF conducted a plant audit to verify compliance with GMP and will conduct periodic audits at USANA's facility to ensure continued conformance. GMP for the current NSF Dietary Supplements Program are included in NSF American National Standard 173-Dietary Supplements, the only American National Standard for Dietary Supplement. USANA's GMP registration reflects their continued commitment to ensuring quality and satisfaction to give you confidence that the organization operates in conformance to established GMP. For meeting GMP requirements, USANA receives a NSF GMP registration certificate and is listed on the NSF Web site.


NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, helps protect you by certifying products and writing standards for food, water, air and consumer goods (www.nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting public health and safety worldwide. NSF is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment. Additional services include safety audits for the food and water industries, management systems registrations delivered through NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd., organic certification provided by Quality Assurance International and education through the NSF Center for Public Health Education.

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