NSP Stands Behind its 40+ Year Commitment to Quality
Nature's Sunshine Products (NSP), one of the world's foremost manufacturers
and distributors of premium quality health supplements in the natural health and
wellness markets, proudly stands behind its 40+ year legacy of quality manufacturing
and product excellence.
A plethora of health supplement vendors sell products in today's marketplace,
but how do consmers really know what they are getting? Even in the regulated
natural supplement industry, consumer can still find a vast spectrum of
product quality. Fortunately, a few companies still thrive on being and
providing the very best.
NSP invests millions of dollars annually into Quality Assurance and Quality
Control, which covers domestic and international vendor audits, cutting-edge
equipment, qualified personnel, testing methods and lab materials, documentation
review and more.
Nature's Sunshine has built a reputation of having the highest quality in the
industry by consistently investing the time and resources to ensure that what's
on the label is what's in the bottle. This starts with sourcing raw materials
from trusted and verified vendors. Prior to using a vendor's materials, NSP
scientists visit their facilities and conduct lengthy audits to ensure they are
harvesting and processing plant material to Nature's Sunshine's high standards.
This can include observing an actual harvest to ensure sustainability where
necessary, touring offices and production space, viewing pertinent internal
documents and even taking the time to inspect the facilities' sanitation
procedures. No stone goes unturned in Nature's Sunshine pursuit of quality.
Know What You're Getting
Superior quality also includes the manufacturing of Nature's Sunshine's own products in its state-of-the-art, climate controlled, 200,000 square-foot facility in Spanish Fork, Utah. NSP scientists use High Performance Liquid Chromatography, infra-red analysis, Thin Layer Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Inductively coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and other scientific methods and equipment to test raw mateirals--and finished products--to verify correct plant species and parts are present.
NSP quality experts conduct a battery of tests to check for possible contaminants, including heavy metalsm dirt or other impurities, yeast, modl, bacteria, pesticides, herbicides, radiation, etc. Analytical assays are used to verify vitamin and mineral content claims. All told, NSP has at its disposal over 600 different quality and purity tests it can use for materials and finished products in addition to the advanced analytica equipment and science experts to perform the job well.
Throughout product development, manufacturing and finished product testing, NSP adheres to stringent quality standards known throughout the industry as Good Manufacturing Practices. Additionally, in the Methods Lab, NSP boasts four PhDs who have developed some of their own methods for testing active constituents in natural materials. Many of these have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Of course, NSP shares these new, accurate testing methods with vendors on these occasions, in the hope that everyone working together can continue to improve quality throughout the industry.
Nature's Sunshine is proud to have received certification from various independent organizations that revere quality. These include prestigious approval from the Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration, which is needed before a company may sell herbal products in Australia. NSP also holds certifications from the National Sanitation Foundation International, the International Aloe Science Council and Brunswick Laboratories of Southborough, Mass. In 2013, Nature's Sunshine was also selected as one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes magazine, and was one of just four companies in the entire "pharmaceuticals" catagory to be so singled out.
Its 40+ year legacy of quality, service and integrity has made Nature's Sunshine a vertiable benchmark in the health supplement industry. NSP remains completely committed to excellence in development, manufacturing, quality control and consumer satisfaction as it offers safe, efficacious and innovative choices to people seeking wellness.
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