Vendor Qualification for High Quality Natural Health Products
“Garbage in, garbage out” as is often said, and when it comes to ingredients and components for natural health products, it could not be more true. High quality vendors and laboratory testing are the critical factors that can help ensure exceptional finished products. If initial material quality is substandard from the start, nothing else a contract manufacturer does and no matter how well, will mean much for the final product that your customer receives. Finding high-quality ingredients and components (i.e., capsule shells, excipients etc.) begins with sourcing and qualifying vendors or suppliers. At a basic level, contract manufacturers will often build strong relationships with vendors over time based on reliability of ingredient availability, quality, and price. Even though having strong relationships matter, that is not enough, and a formalized [...]