Foremost, a quality product requires high purity raw materials. NEI produces its Tricalcium Phosphate from a very high quality, domestically produced lime. Our lime supplier mines limestone recognized to be among the purest in the world. Samples from each lime truckload are received upon delivery and are maintained for a period of 4 months beyond the delivery date to the customer.
NEI also uses domestically produced food grade phosphoric acid from one of the largest producers in the world. Using a food grade raw material ensures that the resulting tricalcium phosphate will be of superior quality. Again, samples are taken from each delivery of phosphoric acid and maintained for a period of 4 months beyond the delivery date to the customer.NEI also follows Good Manufacturer Practices and is currently AIB certified with a Superior Rating. Pursuant to these efforts, an intensive written HACCP program has been established to document the activities that impact or potentially impact the quality of our product from the time raw materials arrive until the time the final product is sent to the customer. Dedicated personnel and outside vendors have also been specifically assigned to maintain NEI’s Sanitation Program.
Production, maintenance, and engineering personnel constantly strive to improve system performance, product quality, and customer satisfaction.
These activities have resulted in excellent customer satisfaction. Rigorous chemical testing in our modern laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment by trained personnel has demonstrated that the Tricalcium Phosphate produced has reliably exceeded the requirements put forth in the Food Chemical Codex, Volume VI. Each certificate of analysis also verifies that NEI’s internal limitations and the specific customer requirements have been met or exceeded.
Additionally, our TCP has been independently verified to meet the specifications required by both the Food Chemical Codex, Volume V (FCC-V) and the United States Pharmacopoeia-29/National Formulary-24 (USP29/NF24) through Supplemental 2.
