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A Quality Story
   
A State-of-the-Art Analytical Laboratory
It may not be required in FDA-registered drug establishments, but we’ve invested over $1.1 million dollars in an on-site laboratory to ensure every product meets the highest quality standards.
Our State-Of-The-Art Analytical Laboratory is On-Site
Though not required in FDA-registered drug establishments, we have invested over $1.1 million dollars in an on-site laboratory to ensure every product meets the highest quality standards.
20 Full-Time Scientific Professionals
Our Quality Department, consisting of 20 full-time scientific professionals, including 6 Chemists and 2 Microbiologists, have established qualification programs and testing requirements to guarantee the quality of every material that enters and leaves the facility. In addition, our scientists are leading the way in methods development and validation and have published papers in peer-reviewed journals on the laboratory analyses continuing to set the standard for quality.
Our Laboratory Testing Standards
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Analytical Test |
What This Means To YOU |
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Identity
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FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared)
Organoleptics
HPTLC (High Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography) |
Each ingredient is what it is supposed to be; Prevents mislabeling and adulteration |
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Safety
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Microbial contamination
Heavy metals
Pesticides |
Your patients are safe; Reduces likelihood of hidden impurities |
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Potency
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HPTLC (High Performance Thin-layer Chromatography)
GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) UV-Vis (Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometry )
CE (Capillary Electrophoresis)
AA (Atomic Absorption) |
Each dose contains the amount claimed every time;
Supports product efficacy
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| Bioavailability |
Disintegration
Dissolution
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Your patient derives benefit; Nutrients will be released and absorbed
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An Established Stability Program
SStability protocols are one of the most overlooked and underappreciated measures of quality. The purpose of stability testing is to assess how quickly nutrient potency declines in a specific product over time. The data is then used to determine the appropriate overages needed to ensure that the product maintains absolute potency (100% of label claim) throughout the indicated shelf-life.
While required for all pharmaceutical products, there are no stability requirements for dietary supplements – even in the new GMPs.
Quality manufacturers will have an established stability program to ensure each product will contain the labeled level of every key active ingredient throughout shelf-life. Only quality manufacturers can make such a guarantee. Our program, with more than 10 years of experience to its credit, has more than 710 stability studies and utilizes both ambient (room temperature) and accelerated (high temperature and humidity) conditions to confirm product stability.
“I have been using ITI products for 11 years now and have seen predictably beneficial results with patients. Coming out of Western medical training I so appreciate being able to confidently prescribe nutritional products that are well researched, produced in reputable pharmaceutical facility, and used in large clinical trials. For an Integrative practitioners of Evidence Based Medicine there are no better neutraceutical products.”
Beth McDougall, M.D., Medical Director
CLEAR Center of Health
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QUALITY LABORATORIES
What to look for in a quality laboratory
√ Every lot tested: no skip lot analysis
√ Bioavailability confirmed: ensures nutrients are released for assimilationr
√ Stability guaranteed: confirms 100% potency through shelf-life
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