Bergstrom Nutrition Celebrated 25 Years as MSM Producer

VANCOUVER, Wash.Bergstrom Nutrition celebrated 25 years since the company introduced its methylsulfonymethane (MSM), a mainstay in the sports nutrition market.

Bergstrom Nutrition currently distributes in 21 countries and is the only U.S. MSM manufacturer.

The company created a four-stage distillation process to ensure purity and safety. Its production facility is good manufacturing products (GMPs) compliant and ISO 9001:2008 and FSSC 22000:2010 certified and registered.

Bergstrom Nutrition produces OptiMSM®, for the human market, and PurforMSM®, for the equine and pet market. OptiMSM is the only generally recognized as safe (GRAS) designated MSM and has received a letter of Non-Objection from the FDA.

"Quality, consistency and unparalleled customer support has been our focus since the company's inception," said Tim Hammond, vice president of sales and marketing, Bergstrom Nutrition. "We welcome audits, offer strong technical support and commit to a quality management systemhelping us make the purest and safest MSM. We provide the essential traceability and safety necessary to surpass the industry's heightened focus on regulatory compliance, increasing customers' confidence even further."

Recent published studies have focused on building on recognized joint support benefits while exercising recovery and the effects of MSM on oxidative stress. More research is scheduled to begin in early 2014 on beauty from within applications, topical uses and additional research on oxidative stress, healthy aging and sports nutrition.