Quality

Quality management

The ambition to make products that meet the highest quality standards is supported by the important position of the Quality Assurance & Quality control department in the organisation.
To reach this high quality and to improve continuously, Progress Biotech has incorporated and maintains a Quality Management System (certified according to ISO 22000:2018).
All company processes are monitored under strict quality management systems (e.g. ISO, FSSC 22000, BRC, IFS). Responding to market requirements Progress Biotech can supply its products with kosher and halal certificates. Because of the plant-based nature of the algal oil we can also supply vegetarian and/or vegan certificates.

Product related quality aspects

Health DHA algal oil from Progress Biotech has novel food registration in the EU confirmed by the European Commission. The novel food approval is supported by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and our production site for algal oil has US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) GRAS registration.

For each type of product Progress Biotech has extensive documentation based on analysis. In order to support full traceability of its products, from fermentation of the biomass to the final product. Multiple independent laboratories analyse samples from all the steps of the manufacturing process resulting in full lot control and guaranteed traceability.
The Product specifications and Certificates of analysis are supplied with each batch. These data sheets are regularly updated to comply with new (or expected new) regulations. The algal oil is mechanically extracted without the use of chemical solvents. This technique guarantees solvent free products.

Various Quality aspects of our plant-based products can also be confirmed with specific statements, based on analysis results and verification studies. On request these statements can be provided.

Some examples of these statements are: Free of Allergens, BSE/TSE free, compositional, nutritional, NON-GMO, contaminants, non-irradiation, radioactivity, PAH’s, Mycotoxins, Algal toxins, Microbiology, 3-MCPD, Glycidyl esters, Heavy metals, Dioxins, PCB’s, Pesticides, Melamine, Stability and more.

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