We purchase the best raw materials from all over the world and use these here in our Bloomingdale, IL(*) facility to produce our products. With almost two thousand products only a small percentage of our items come from China and are subject to the same quality checks as any other country. (*:イリノイ州ブルーミングデール)
Most of our ingredients are grown and processed in the U.S. The most important considerations are that our ingredients are safe, meet specifications, and are not adulterated. Although today the focus is on specific ingredients from China, problems can arise even with U.S. produced ingredients. The issue is thus not the country of origin, but the safety, quality and integrity of the entire supply. Bad ingredients can and do come from anywhere. The only sure solution is to have a strict program in place to test ingredients before they are used in foods and supplements.
At NOW Foods we have in-house state-of-the-art chemical and microbiology testing facilities. We are on top of ingredient issues facing our industry and focus our testing on those issues in addition to the day-to-day product testing required by our GMP certification. Our testing is based on USP, AOAC, and other official or published methods. We audit our suppliers, which includes visiting facilities where ingredients are processed to examine the protocols for ensuring safety and quality. We are founding members of the Natural Products Association-China, a new organization that is in the process of setting up a testing facility in China, so that we can test and certify ingredients before they are shipped to the U.S.
We take our food supply chain seriously and have programs in place to anticipate and guard against ingredient problems. We have invested millions of dollars in equipment, capabilities and technical and professional expertise. We do our best to ensure you get the safest products possible.
Thank you for your inquiry, NOW Quality, Science, & Nutrition Group