Ocean Nutrition Joins USP Program

Ocean Nutrition Joins USP Program

BEDFORD, Nova ScotiaOceanNutrition Canada (ONC) joined the U.S. Pharmacopeias (USP) IngredientVerification Program (IVP), and announced its line of 11 standard fish oilproducts and omega-3 fish oil concentrates has been verified. The USP-IVPprocess includes evaluation for GMP (good manufacturing practices) compliance,review of quality control (QC) documents on all ingredients being reviewed andlaboratory evaluation of samples.

This was an extremely rigorous audit process and itdemonstrates our continued commitment to being a global leader in the productionof pure and safe omega-3 fish oil concentrates, said Janet Shay, vicepresident of quality and regulatory affairs for ONC (www.oceannutrition.com). We are extremely proud that our oils have achievedthe status of being the first and only dietary supplement ingredient to achievethe unsurpassed quality standards set by the USP.

V. Srini Srinivasan, Ph.D., vice president of USPsverification program, added the organization was pleased with ONCs decisionto join. ONC understands the significance of ingredient verification and thatit is just as important as verification of the final dietary supplement product,he said.

Ingredient verification gives manufacturers greaterassurance that the raw materials they are using are of good quality.