At Columbia Nutritional, quality is at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to quality for ourselves and our customers. Our industry-experienced professionals lead our quality processes with an eye toward continuous improvement that delivers only the best results for our customers.
Everyone at Columbia Nutritional is focused on meeting a quality standard that goes beyond standard FDA compliance levels for current Good Manufacturing Practices. We’ve designed our systems to ensure every product meets a safety, purity and potency level that sets our customers up for success in the marketplace.
Columbia Nutritional is registered with the U.S. FDA and compliant with 21 CFR Part 111. Our company has proudly invested in additional areas to support our customers, including the following certifications, memberships and/or licenses:
GMP, Quality, and Regulatory Certifications: NSF, GRMA, Informed Manufacturer, Kosher, Organic Certifiers
We are proud to share our active status with the following third-party certifications:
NSF/ANSI GMP 455-2
The newly developed ‘455’ standards incorporate current GMPs and regulatory requirements in addition to best industry practices per retailer requirements. This progression from the soon-to-be-obsolete ‘173’ certification supports a modernized approach to quality management, as the new national standard is a result of collaborative efforts among varying experts and industry perspectives following the ISO 9001 organization with the overall objective of improving product safety for consumers.
NSF 306 GMP for Sport
The new ‘306’ standards call for more proactive and demonstratable oversight and control by the manufacturer to ensure that the facility is free from substances prohibited in competitive athletics. This certification compliments Columbia Nutritional’s Informed Manufacturer certification to maintain an unparalleled commitment to sports nutrition and mitigation of cross-contamination from supply chain through production.
Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance Certification
This organization combines the collective interests and perspectives of retailers, manufacturers, laboratories, and has established a unified certification program to recognize a select few third-party standards that meet their requirements for quality manufacturing – Including NSF-455. Our membership and active facility certification allow us to live into our value of transparency and integrity, and collaborate among other leaders in producing safe, compliant, and high-quality supplements for maximum consumer protection.
Informed Manufacturer
LGC’s Informed Manufacturer standards are focused on the facility’s ability to mitigate the risk of product adulteration and cross-contamination above and beyond the minimum requirements. With annual audits, equipment swabs for banned substances, raw material inventory review, and process evaluations, the certification allows for facilities to demonstrate their expertise in sports nutrition. Product contamination with athletically banned substances is a present-day risk throughout the supply chain, therefore our rigorous emphasis on product safety, purity, identity, strength, and composition evaluates each ingredient from supplier to finished supplement as one of a small number of LGC Certified manufacturers in the United States.
KO Kosher
KO Kosher service has certified our facility for compliance with all applicable manufacturing procedures and product handling policies for production of Kosher products. This also allows for us to support product certification, as desired, for dietary supplements to be labelled as Kosher and Pareve for year-round and Passover use.
Organic Certifiers
Recognized by the National Organic Program, our active certification with Organic Certifiers allows for us to work with brand holders to achieve official organic product certification and the ability to label products with the USDA Organic symbol. Annual audits with this third-party focus specifically on our ability to manage and control organic ingredients, manufacturing, and finished product labelling through every step of the process.
Quality Systems
With quality and regulatory compliance at the core of everything we do, our Quality Systems include a robust collection of procedures and policies established to ensure consistent manufacturing of high-quality supplements. While the organization has been established for decades, our processes are continuously evaluated and evolved to stay at the leading edge of regulatory requirements, industry guidelines and best practices, and new scientific evidence.
Some examples of the foundational programs that are maintained for uncompromised product quality and safety include:
