Pharmline Achieves HACCP

Florida, N.Y.—Pharmline Inc. achieved HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control point) Certification. “The HACCP System ensures the highest safety standards in food and beverage manufacturing are utilized, resulting in the manufacturing of high-quality products,” said Antony Hand, president of Pharmline. “HACCP Certification is awarded to companies that complete extensive preparations and implement a comprehensive food safety program which includes maintaining detailed documentation of all policies, procedures and complying with cGMPs (current good manufacturing practices) and hygiene practices.”

This action is part of Pharmline’s strategy of setting the benchmark for quality and safety of ingredients and is complementary to several moves taken by the company since January 2008, including GMP re-certification by the Natural Products Association (NPA), ISO-9001 certification and restarting operations in Shanghai in order to conduct regular GMP and environmental audits with its vendors. The new certification is designed to assure the integrity and quality of the ingredients Pharmline supplies to the dietary supplement and health food industries.

Hand explained: “More than 50,000 children were recently hospitalized in China for problems related to the consumption of melamine contaminated infant formula and related dairy products. This is just an example that illustrates how important the concepts of traceability and food safety have become with the globalization of the food supply. Our fundamental commitment has always been to provide our customers with ingredients and products of uncompromised quality and purity. Therefore, we continue to be highly selective in sourcing our raw materials and we have implemented the strictest quality assurance controls in our operations.”

Melissa Melendez, quality systems manager of Pharmline, commented: “We are very aware of growing areas of concern in the food and the dietary supplement industries, specifically regarding dietary ingredients. We have worked hard to achieve this accreditation which required commitment from every employee from the CEO down. Attaining HACCP Certification along with Pharmline’s ISO 9001 and GMP certifications demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing our customers with the safety, control and management of manufacturing quality products in accordance with industry expectations worldwide.”