We strongly believe it is only through active participation in the administration and development of the standards of our industry that we can ensure our products are held to the highest standards available. By not only meeting and exceeding those standards, but also being an innovative leader to discover ways to make our products safer for our customers, SGTI® continues its mission of excellence every day.

Good Manufacturing Practices-GMPs
In the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued regulations called current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as the minimum requirements that manufacturers take proactive steps to ensure that their products are safe, pure, and effective. GMP regulations require a quality approach to manufacturing, enabling companies to minimize or eliminate instances of contamination, mix-ups, and errors.

SGTI® maintains up-to-date, published, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) relating to all aspects of the manufacturing process. These procedures dictate all activity that can impact a product and produce an auditable paper trail. Our standards are based on FDA current GMPs for food. We exceed the legally-mandated minimum standards and we are prepared for proposed regulatory changes.

Third Party Certificates-NPA GMP
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has a Good Manufacturing Practices Program, which is a third-party certification program. It includes inspections of manufacturing facilities to determine whether NPA-specified performance standards are being met. These standards include specifications for staff training, cleanliness, equipment maintenance, record-keeping, and receiving of raw materials. Once certified, manufacturers are then allowed to use NPA's GMP seal on their products.

Our facilities have been periodically audited by a qualified third-party inspector. We were awarded with an "A" compliance rating, the program's highest designation. The rating is only achieved by a small percentage of nutritional supplement companies.

Third Party Certificates-NSF
SGTI® completed a successful facilities audit by NSF International and has achieved Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Registration through their Dietary Supplement Certification program. In addition, SGTI® was registered under NSF’s Athletic Banned Substances program, also known as GMP for Sport™.

Memberships
SGTI® maintains memberships in key industry organizations. These organizations support the ethical conduct of business, as well as providing representation to the federal government on legislative and regulatory issues.

• NPA
  Natural Products Association
  www.naturalproductsassoc.org
  
  
• AHPA
  American Herbal Products Association
  
  
• ABC
  American Botanical Council
  www.herbalgram.org
  
  
• DCAT
  The Drug, Chemical and Allied Trade Association
  www.dcat.org

SGTI® has worked with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on the development and promulgation of the Marine Lipids Monograph. We also hold a seat on the NPA ComPLI committee which is responsible for GMP and TruLabel Programs