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NSF International takes over Pharmalytica
25 February 2011: NSF International’s acquisition of Connecticut based contract laboratory Pharmalytica Services will allow the company to deliver of a wider range of health science services to the dietary supplements, biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
Incorporated into the parent company’s Health Sciences Division, NSF Pharmalytica will operate mainly as a contract laboratory focusing on Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practises (GMP).
NSF Pharamlytica will provide GMP/GLP analytical testing, specializing in extractables and leachables testing, method development and validation, and bioanalysis.
Other services will include training and research and development. NSF Pharmalytica offers expert consulting and training in many areas, such as, GLP/GMP compliance, meeting CMC regulatory submission requirements, equipment qualification, process safety and facility audits.
The company has developed the only American National Standard for Dietary Supplements (NSF/ANSI Standard 173) and certifies dietary supplements to this standard to verify label claims. It also conducts tests to ensure that a product is free of undeclared substances and unacceptable levels of contaminants.
NSF Pharmalytica laboratories are GMP and GLP compliant, are Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registered and inspected and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) licensed to handle, store and test Controlled Substances (Schedule I thru V).
Source: Nutraingrdients