Certifications | NSF Certification | Kosher Nutraceuticals

Bioactive Resources' Certifications

The NSF Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Registration for contract manufacturers and internal manufacturing facilities of dietary supplement companies enables contract manufacturers to become independently registered by NSF as complying with GMP requirements as listed in Section 8 of NSF/ANSI Standard 173-2008. These requirements are consistent with the published GMP regulation for dietary supplements as defined in 21 CFR § 111, which was published by the FDA in May 2007.

What are GMPs?

Good Manufacturing Practices are guidelines that provide a system of processes, procedures, and documentation to assure the product produced has the identity, strength, composition, quality, and purity that it is represented to possess.

Oregon TILTH

OTCO has been offering organic certification services to the industry for over 30 years. Helping to develop the National Organic Standards of the USDA, Oregon Tilth was one of the first to gain accreditation and begin offering organic certification under the USDA organic regulations. Oregon Tilth offers certification services to producers, manufacturers, food handlers and more, both nationally and internationally. Oregon Tilth is the most respected name in organic certification.

Star-K Kosher Certification

The tenets of Kashrus (kosher dietary laws) are rooted in the Written and Oral Torah(the Bible). In the post-Biblical era, the Rabbis elaborated upon these laws with explanations, details, and organization. These laws determine which foods are acceptable and conform to the Jewish Code.

The word kosher is an adaptation of the Hebrew word meaning “fit” or “proper.” It refers to foodstuffs that meet the dietary requirements of Jewish Law.

The barometer of kosher and non-kosher depends on two variables: the source of the ingredients and the status of the production equipment. Kosher certification, which is the guarantee that the food meets kosher requirements, revolves around these two criteria.

A common misconception is that kosher reflects the conferring of a blessing on food by Rabbi. There is no truth to this whatsoever. Although Jewish ritual does require the recitation of a blessing prior to the consumption of food, there is no blessing which can make the food itself kosher or unkosher.