QUALITY & MANUFACTURING

Committed to the Highest Manufacturing & Quality Standards

A great formula is only as good as the process behind it. At Physician's Choice, we partner with a select group of the top manufacturing facilities across the country and around the world, each chosen for their specialized capabilities, rigorous quality systems, and proven track record of producing safe, effective products at scale.

Quality Checks at Every Stage

At Physician's Choice, quality is not something we check just once. Every product routinely goes through six stages of quality control, from the moment raw materials arrive through production, finished product testing, and ongoing stability monitoring. We work closely with our manufacturing partners to help ensure every batch meets the standards our customers expect and deserve.

Raw Material Qualification

Before any ingredient enters production, we work with our manufacturing partners to qualify every supplier. This includes verifying certificates of analysis, confirming ingredient identity, and ensuring each raw material meets our specifications for purity and potency. No ingredient moves forward in the process until it has been properly vetted.

Incoming Raw Material Testing

Prior to weigh-up and blending, raw materials undergo identity testing to confirm that what we received matches what was ordered. This step protects against ingredient substitution, mislabeling, or contamination before it ever has the chance to impact a finished product.

In-Process Checks

Quality is monitored throughout manufacturing through routine in-process checks to verify that critical process parameters remain within established specifications. Depending on the product, these may include weight or fill verification, pH, moisture or water activity, viscosity, seal integrity, and visual inspections to help ensure consistent product quality before final release.

Finished Product Testing

Once a batch is produced, finished product testing is performed to verify that it meets established quality specifications. Depending on the product, testing may include identity, potency, purity, microbiological quality, and other quality attributes to help ensure the product meets label claims and our quality standards.

Retain Inspections

Retained samples from every batch are inspected to verify that the finished product continues to meet quality standards, including appearance, color, odor, texture, and overall organoleptic characteristics. These inspections help ensure product consistency over time.

Stability Testing

We conduct stability testing to evaluate how our products perform over time under recommended storage conditions. These ongoing studies help establish and verify shelf life while confirming that products continue to meet quality, potency, and safety standards throughout their intended shelf life.

Third-Party Testing

We work with independent laboratories, including Eurofins and Light Labs, to test our products for purity, potency, and safety. This testing helps ensure that what is listed on the label remains in the bottle throughout the product's shelf life, while screening for contaminants such as heavy metals and harmful microorganisms.

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Rigorously Tested

Across our quality program, we test the ingredients inside our products, the amounts provided, and the presence of unwanted contaminants. Here's a closer look at what we test for and why.

Identity Testing

Confirms that ingredients and finished products are what they claim to be.

Why We Test for It: To help ensure the correct ingredients are used and protect against substitutions, mix-ups, and mislabeled materials.

Potency Testing

Verifies that active ingredients meet established specifications and label claims.

Why We Test for It: To help confirm that each serving provides the intended amount of active ingredients listed on the label.

Probiotic Enumeration

Measures probiotic levels in applicable formulas.

Why We Test for It: To help verify that probiotic products meet their established CFU count specifications and provide the levels stated on our labels.

Microbial Testing

Screens finished products for harmful microorganisms, including:

Salmonella
E. coli
Coliforms
S. aureus
Yeast
Mold

Why We Test for It: To help ensure products are free from harmful levels of unwanted bacteria, yeast, and mold.

Heavy Metal Testing

Screens for the heavy metals most scrutinized in supplements, including:

Lead
Mercury
Cadmium
Arsenic

Why We Test for It: To help ensure heavy metal levels remain within established safety specifications before a product reaches you.

Certified to the Standards That Matter

Our manufacturing partners maintain a range of industry certifications and quality standards, which may include:

NSF cGMP Certified

NSF cGMP certification indicates that a manufacturing facility has been independently audited to verify compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs). This certification demonstrates a commitment to consistent quality, proper manufacturing controls, and product integrity.

Non-GMO Project Verified

Select products are independently evaluated against the Non-GMO Project Standard for GMO avoidance. This verification provides additional transparency into ingredient sourcing and supply-chain controls for consumers seeking non-GMO choices.

GFSI Certified (FSSC 22000)

Manufactured in facilities that have been independently audited to meet internationally recognized food safety standards. For dietary supplements, this reflects a commitment to rigorous food safety and quality management practices throughout the manufacturing process.

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Our Manufacturing Network

No single facility can do everything well. That's why we work with a network of specialized manufacturing partners, each bringing unique strengths in format, technology, and scale, so that every product we bring to market is made the right way, by the right team, with the right equipment. Every facility in our network operates under the same expectations:

cGMP-compliant facilities subject to routine independent audits.
Full traceability from raw material to finished product.
Consistent results, batch after batch.

Our manufacturing capabilities

Probiotic Manufacturing

For our probiotic products, we partner with manufacturing facilities that specialize in handling live cultures and moisture-sensitive ingredients. These facilities utilize controlled manufacturing and packaging processes designed to help protect product quality and probiotic viability throughout production, supporting products that meet our quality standards and label claims.

Powder & Stick Pack Manufacturing

Our powders and single-serve stick packs are produced by a partner specializing in precision blending and sachet filling. Exact-dose formulas are blended for consistency and filled into single-serve packs, with quality checks at each stage to ensure every serving delivers the same texture, flavor, and active content.

Gummy Manufacturing

Our gummies are made through a highly controlled process: ingredients are mixed to exact formulas, poured into precision-molded shapes, and cooled under carefully managed conditions to develop the ideal texture. Quality checks happen at every stage, ensuring consistency at a scale most manufacturers simply can't match.

Capsule Manufacturing

Our capsules are made by a global leader in the nutrition and wellness space with deep expertise in producing high-quality supplements. This facility uses advanced technology and rigorous quality checks at every stage to make sure each batch is consistent, dissolves properly, and stays effective all the way to your door.

Manufacturing Excellence

Our manufacturing partners operate cGMP facilities with advanced analytical and quality control capabilities, including:

Facility & Operational Capabilities

NSF cGMP pilot-scale facility
ISO Certified Laboratories
Product traceability and lot-controlled tracking
Inventory management
MRP / ERP system integration
Performance tracking

Analytical & Testing Capabilities

ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) for heavy metal and elemental analysis
HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) for potency and purity testing
ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) testing
FTIR (Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) for raw material identity verification

This combination of advanced testing technology and rigorous quality systems ensures that every product we manufacture meets the highest standards of safety, purity, and efficacy.

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