Nutraferma, a biotech solutions producer has been awarded the Good Manufacturing Practices+ International certification for meeting requirements of standard B2 (2010) Production of Feed Ingredients at their PepSoyGen production facility in North Sioux City, S.D. PepSoyGen is a new generation soy-based protein peptide for young animal and aquaculture diets. Certification means that Nutraferma has achieved very high standard for feed safety and provides an additional qualitative guarantee of reliability, quality, sustainability, and safety.
"Being certified for PepSoyGen demonstrates to our customers how serious we are about the quality and safety of our product. We believe that PepSoyGen is a superior product with a world-class production facility. This GMP+ certification validates our quality and safety measures that we believe are best in class." said Eric Lohry, president of Nutraferma. "The Good Manufacturing Practices+ certification gives us an even greater competitive advantage for PepSoygen and will help us enter into new and exciting markets for our products," said Lohry.
PepSoyGen is a functional soy-protein ingredient from solid-state fermentation technology. Solid-state fermentation is an all-natural, efficient manufacturing process that significantly increases the protein content of PepSoyGen, while virtually eliminating the anti-nutritional factors in soy. Patented strains of Aspergillus oryzae and Bacillus subtilis remain viable in the finished product, providing a valuable source of direct-fed microbials. PepSoyGen is backed by university research and is a consistent, quality protein source for young animal and aquaculture diets.
Companies pursuing certification are initially audited. For approximately two years prior to this initial audit, companies prepare a program based on what they produce. Nutraferma was first audited in April of 2012, and received certificate status several months later. The company's next audit will be in August of 2013; surveillance audits for the first two years are held every year and then bi-yearly or every five years. Nutraferma is certified on document B2 (2010) Production of Feed Ingredients for PepSoyGen.
Good Manufacturing Practices+ certification began in 1992. It then developed into a full-fledged certification package by integrating international organization for standardization quality management requirements, hazards analysis and critical control points, and other elements. The + stands for the integration of "Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points." Good Manufacturing Practices+ certified companies are supported with useful and practical information, such as: newsletters, question and answers lists, courses, and seminars on quality, sustainability, and safety.
With over 12,000 participating companies in more than 67 countries, Good Manufacturing Practices+ International is a leading global player in the market of feed safety assurance certification. A Good Manufacturing Practices+ certificate provides an additional qualitative guarantee for the international feed industry. A quality mark of Good Manufacturing Practices+ International tells the public that certified companies guarantee reliability, quality, sustainability, and safety. Certified companies meet all local and international statutory standards in the feed industry.
