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The pharmaceutical drug and natural supplement industries in Australia are highly regulated by the government via a body called the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Safety first
Every natural supplement made in Australia has to be individually approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for safety and claims before it’s allowed on the market. This is very different to some countries, such as the United States, where the responsibility for ensuring safety and proof is left to the manufacturer – and where it’s quite possible that a questionable product makes it to market before it’s discovered to be unsafe or bogus.
Every claim has to be backed up by clinical research
Every therapeutic or weight loss claim made for
an ingredient in an Australian supplement has
to be backed-up by proof. Examples of clinical
studies and evidence-based reviews supporting
the intended claims, and the safety of the ingredients,
have to be submitted for approval to the Therapeutic
Goods Administration. The studies have to be reputable
and of high quality, and they must have been conducted
at the same or similar dosage and strength of
the ingredients as will be included in the product.
Only when each step of the evidence,
manufacturing and testing protocol has been approved
by the Therapeutic Goods Administration is a product
allowed on the market.
To read more about
the regulation of natural supplements in Australia click
here
Rigorous control
of the manufacturing process
The code of Good Manufacturing Practice is a fail-safe
system of quality assurance and quality control
used to control production of both prescription
pharmaceuticals and vitamins and supplements.
- Manufacturing undertaken
only by manufacturers licensed by the Therapeutic
Goods Administration
- All equipment and processes
used in every aspect of manufacture are validated
to ensure a consistent standard of production
excellence.
- Control of the manufacturing
environment, including special conditions of
cleaning, humidity, temperature and light protection
for the storage of plants, extracts and other
preparations.
- Standard quarantining
and testing of finished products
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By law, Australian natural health supplements must be manufactured to the same standards as prescription pharmaceuticals. These standards are amongst the strictest in the world. |
Premium
quality products require premium quality raw
materials
Each and every batch of our products also
undergoes a number of microbiological tests
including:
• Tests to determine possible pesticide, fungal
or microbial contamination
• Tests to detect any toxic metals, contaminants
or other adulterants
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Every ingredient
on the label is in the bottle
All of our finished products undergo meticulous
analysis. This final stage of testing is
designed to certify that our products contain
the exact amount of the ingredients listed
on the label.
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