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FDA: Albion Advanced Nutrition has taken its safety status to another level. Albion is systematically showing that its patented, totally reacted, nutritionally functional mineral amino acid chelates are safe for mineral supplementation. The safety data necessary to prove this is substantial. Albion has qualified Ferrochel® iron for self affirmation as Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by producing an extensive array of independent toxicology and efficacy studies that have been reviewed by food safety experts. These experts concluded that Ferrochel® iron met the appropriate specifications to be considered GRAS for food fortification. The panel found Ferrochel to have no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) of greater than 100 mg of iron/kg bw/day. This is an astounding safety level for any iron ingredient, let alone one that has been shown to have the high level of bioavailability and effectiveness seen in the research on Ferrochel® iron. Read FDA's GRAS notice regarding Ferrochel®
EFSA: The European Food Safety Authority or EFSA in a written procedure adopted 6 January 2006 has declared Albion's Ferrochel® iron to be a safe and bioavailable as a food supplement and in foods for particular nutritional uses. This ruling paves the way for full approval in the EFSA's listing of substances approved for Particular Nutritional Uses (PARNUTS), Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. This opinion sets the standard under which future applications will be evaluated because it is the first chelate to be formally reviewed by EFSA/SCF for nutritional purposes. Once again, Albion's chelated mineral technology leads the industry in safety, bioavailability, and quality. Read the official EFSA opinion. |
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| GMPs 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 process. NSF conducted a plant audit to verify compliance with the GMPs and will conduct periodic audits at Albion Advanced Nutrition to ensure continued conformance. GMPs for the current NSF Dietary Supplement Program are included in the NSF American National Standard 173-Dietary Supplements, the only American National Standard for Dietary Supplements. Albion Advanced Nutrition’s GMP registration reflects their continued commitment to ensuring quality and satisfaction and gives companies confidence that our organization operates in conformance to established GMPs. For meeting GMP requirements, Albion Advanced Nutrition receives a NSF GMP Registration Certificate and is listed as such on the NSF website (www.nsf.org). NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, helps protect you by certifying products and ingredients, while writing standards for water, food, air, and other consumer goods. Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting public health and safety around the world. NSF collaborates with the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment. Additional services include safety audits for the food and water industries, management systems registrations delivered through the 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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| All of Albion’s human grade nutritional products can be supplied as certified Kosher – Parve upon request. Albion’s kosher certification is through KOF-K Kosher Supervision based in Teaneck, New Jersey. KOF-K is known throughout the industry as one of the finest and most reliable kosher certifying organizations in the world. Read more about the impact of kosher certification. | |
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